Synonyms and antonyms of Facial expressions in British Thesaurus

a curl of your lip ()

a movement of your top lip upwards at one side in a way that shows that you are annoyed, bored, or do not respect someone

a light in someone’s eyes ()

a particular feeling that someone’s eyes seem to express

countenance (noun)

literary your face, or the expression on your face

expression (noun)

a look on someone’s face that shows what their thoughts or feelings are

eye (noun)

used for talking about the expression on someone’s face

face (noun)

the expression on someone’s face, that shows how they are feeling

frown (noun)

an expression on your face made by moving your eyebrows down and closer together that shows you are annoyed, worried, or thinking hard

glare (noun)

an angry look

grimace (noun)

an ugly expression that you make by twisting your face, for example because you are in pain or do not like something

long face (noun)

informal a sad, disappointed, or serious expression on someone’s face

look (noun)

an expression that you have on your face or in your eyes

mask (noun)

an expression on someone’s face that hides their true feelings, thoughts, or character

mien (noun)

very formal the usual expression on someone’s face, or their usual way of behaving

resting bitch face (noun)

informal humorous an expression seen as bad-tempered or unfriendly that a woman has when she is relaxed and not thinking about how she is perceived

scowl (noun)

an angry expression on someone’s face

wink (noun)

the action of quickly closing and opening one eye as a sign to someone