100 Words for Facial Expressions

1. Absent: preoccupied
2. Agonized: as if in pain or tormented
3. Alluring: attractive, in the sense of arousing desire
4. Appealing: attractive, in the sense of encouraging goodwill and/or interest
5. Beatific: see blissful
6. Bilious: ill-natured
7. Black: angry or sad, or see hostile
8. Bleak: see grim and hopeless
9. Blinking: surprise, or lack of concern
10. Blissful: showing a state of happiness or divine contentment
11. Blithe: carefree, lighthearted, or heedlessly indifferent
12. Brooding: see anxious and gloomy
13. Bug eyed: frightened or surprised
14. Chagrined: humiliated or disappointed
15. Cheeky: cocky, insolent
16. Cheerless: sad
17. Choleric: hot-tempered, irate
18. Coy: flirtily playful, or evasive
19. Crestfallen: see despondent
20. Darkly: with depressed or malevolent feelings
21. Deadpan: expressionless, to conceal emotion or heighten humor
22. Dejected: see despondent
23. Derisive: see sardonic
24. Despondent: depressed or discouraged
25. Doleful: sad or afflicted
26. Dour: stern or obstinate; see also despondent
27. Downcast: see despondent
28. Dreamy: distracted by daydreaming or fantasizing
29. Ecstatic: delighted or entranced
30. Etched: see fixed
31. Faint: cowardly, weak, or barely perceptible
32. Fixed: concentrated or immobile
33. Furtive: stealthy
34. Gazing: staring intently
35. Glancing: staring briefly as if curious but evasive
36. Glaring: see hostile
37. Glazed: expressionless due to fatigue or confusion
38. Gloomy: see despondent and sullen
39. Glowering: annoyed or angry
40. Glowing: see radiant
41. Grim: see despondent; also, fatalistic or pessimistic
42. Grave: serious, expressing emotion due to loss or sadness
43. Haunted: frightened, worried, or guilty
44. Hopeless: depressed by a lack of encouragement or optimism
45. Hostile: aggressively angry, intimidating, or resistant
46. Hunted: tense as if worried about pursuit
47. Impassive: see deadpan
48. Inscrutable: mysterious, unreadable
49. Jeering: insulting or mocking
50. Languid: lazy or weak
51. Leering: see meaningful; also, sexually suggestive
52. Meaningful: to convey an implicit connotation or shared secret
53. Mild: easygoing
54. Mischievous: annoyingly or maliciously playful
55. Moody: see sullen
56. Pained: affected with discomfort or pain
57. Pallid: see wan
58. Peering: with curiosity or suspicion
59. Peeved: annoyed
60. Petulant: see cheeky and peeved
61. Pitying: sympathetic
62. Pleading: seeking apology or assistance
63. Pouting: see sullen
64. Quizzical: questioning or confused
65. Radiant: bright, happy
66. Roguish: see mischievous
67. Sanguine: bloodthirsty, confident
68. Sardonic: mocking
69. Scornful: contemptuous or mocking
70. Scowling: displeased or threatening
71. Searching: curious or suspicious
72. Set: see fixed
73. Shamefaced: ashamed or bashful
74. Slack-jawed: dumbfounded or surprised
75. Sly: cunning; see also furtive and mischievous
76. Snarling: surly
77. Sneering: see scornful
78. Somber: see grave
79. Sour: unpleasant
80. Stolid: inexpressive
81. Straight-faced: see deadpan
82. Sulky: see sullen
83. Sullen: resentful
84. Taunting: see jeering
85. Taut: high-strung
86. Tense: see taut
87. Tight: see pained and taut
88. Unblinking: see fixed
89. Vacant: blank or stupid looking
90. Veiled: see inscrutable
91. Wan: pale, sickly; see also faint
92. Wary: cautious or cunning
93. Wide eyed: frightened or surprised
94. Wild eyed: excited, frightened, or stressful
95. Wistful: yearning or sadly thoughtful
96. Withering: devastating; see also wrathful
97. Woeful: full of grief or lamentation
98. Wolfish: see leering and mischievous
99. Wrathful: indignant or vengeful
100. Wry: twisted or crooked to express cleverness or a dark or ironic feeling
100 Exquisite Adjectives
Adamant: unyielding; a very hard substance
Adroit: clever, resourceful
Amatory: sexual
Animistic: quality of recurrence or reversion to earlier form
Antic: clownish, frolicsome
Arcadian: serene
Baleful: deadly, foreboding
Bellicose: quarrelsome (its synonym belligerent can also be a noun)
Bilious: unpleasant, peevish
Boorish: crude, insensitive
Calamitous: disastrous
Caustic: corrosive, sarcastic; a corrosive substance
Cerulean: sky blue
Comely: attractive
Concomitant: accompanying
Contumacious: rebellious
Corpulent: obese
Crapulous: immoderate in appetite
Defamatory: maliciously misrepresenting
Didactic: conveying information or moral instruction
Dilatory: causing delay, tardy
Dowdy: shabby, old-fashioned; an unkempt woman
Efficacious: producing a desired effect
Effulgent: brilliantly radiant
Egregious: conspicuous, flagrant
Endemic: prevalent, native, peculiar to an area
Equanimous: even, balanced
Execrable: wretched, detestable
Fastidious: meticulous, overly delicate
Feckless: weak, irresponsible
Fecund: prolific, inventive
Friable: brittle
Fulsome: abundant, overdone, effusive
Garrulous: wordy, talkative
Guileless: naive
Gustatory: having to do with taste or eating
Heuristic: learning through trial-and-error or problem solving
Histrionic: affected, theatrical
Hubristic: proud, excessively self-confident
Incendiary: inflammatory, spontaneously combustible, hot
Insidious: subtle, seductive, treacherous
Insolent: impudent, contemptuous
Intransigent: uncompromising
Inveterate: habitual, persistent
Invidious: resentful, envious, obnoxious
Irksome: annoying
Jejune: dull, puerile
Jocular: jesting, playful
Judicious: discreet
Lachrymose: tearful
Limpid: simple, transparent, serene
Loquacious: talkative
Luminous: clear, shining
Mannered: artificial, stilted
Mendacious: deceptive
Meretricious: whorish, superficially appealing, pretentious
Minatory: menacing
Mordant: biting, incisive, pungent
Munificent: lavish, generous
Nefarious: wicked
Noxious: harmful, corrupting
Obtuse: blunt, stupid
Parsimonious: frugal, restrained
Pendulous: suspended, indecisive
Pernicious: injurious, deadly
Pervasive: widespread
Petulant: rude, ill humored
Platitudinous: resembling or full of dull or banal comments
Precipitate: steep, speedy
Propitious: auspicious, advantageous, benevolent
Puckish: impish
Querulous: cranky, whining
Quiescent: inactive, untroublesome
Rebarbative: irritating, repellent
Recalcitrant: resistant, obstinate
Redolent: aromatic, evocative
Rhadamanthine: harshly strict
Risible: laughable
Ruminative: contemplative
Sagacious: wise, discerning
Salubrious: healthful
Sartorial: relating to attire, especially tailored fashions
Sclerotic: hardening
Serpentine: snake-like, winding, tempting or wily
Spasmodic: having to do with or resembling a spasm, excitable, intermittent
Strident: harsh, discordant; obtrusively loud
Taciturn: closemouthed, reticent
Tenacious: persistent, cohesive,
Tremulous: nervous, trembling, timid, sensitive
Trenchant: sharp, penetrating, distinct
Turbulent: restless, tempestuous
Turgid: swollen, pompous
Ubiquitous: pervasive, widespread
Uxorious: inordinately affectionate or compliant with a wife
Verdant: green, unripe
Voluble: glib, given to speaking
Voracious: ravenous, insatiable
Wheedling: flattering
Withering: devastating
Zealous: eager, devoted

Beautiful Words

Amorphous: indefinite, shapeless Incorporeal: without form

Beguile: deceive Incandescent: glowing, radiant, brilliant, zealous
Caprice: impulse Ineffable: indescribable, unspeakable
Cascade: steep waterfall Inexorable: relentless
Cashmere: fine, delicate wool Insouciance: nonchalance
Chrysalis: protective covering Iridescent: luster
Cinnamon: an aromatic spice; its soft brown color Languid: slow, listless
Coalesce: unite, or fuse Lassitude: fatigue
Crepuscular: dim, or twilit Lilt: cheerful or buoyant song or movement
Crystalline: clear, or sparkling Lithe: flexible, graceful
Desultory: half-hearted, meandering Lullaby: soothing song
Diaphanous: gauzy Luminescence: dim chemical or organic light
Dulcet: sweet Mellifluous: smooth, sweet
Ebullient: enthusiastic Mist: cloudy moisture, or similar literal or virtual
Effervescent: bubbly obstacle
Elision: omission Murmur: soothing sound
Enchanted: charmed Myriad: great number
Encompass: surround Nebulous: indistinct
Enrapture: delighted Opulent: ostentatious
Ephemeral: fleeting Penumbra: shade, shroud, fringe
Epiphany: revelation Plethora: abundance
Epitome: embodiment of the ideal Quiescent: peaceful
Ethereal: celestial, unworldly, immaterial Quintessential: most purely representative or
Etiquette: proper conduct typical
Evanescent: fleeting Radiant: glowing
Evocative: suggestive Redolent: aromatic, evocative
Exuberant: abundant, unrestrained, outsize Resonant: echoing, evocative
Felicity: happiness, pleasantness Resplendent: shining
Filament: thread, strand Rhapsodic: intensely emotional
Halcyon: care-free Sapphire: rich, deep bluish purple
Idyllic: contentedly pleasing Scintilla: trace
Serendipitous: chance
Serene: peaceful
Somnolent: drowsy, sleep inducing
Sonorous: loud, impressive, imposing
Spherical: ball-like, globular
Sublime: exalted, transcendent
Succulent: juicy, tasty, rich
Suffuse: flushed, full
Susurration: whispering
Symphony: harmonious assemblage
Talisman: charm, magical device
Tessellated: checkered in pattern
Tranquility: peacefulness
Vestige: trace
Zenith: highest point

Ugly Words

Cacophony: confused noise Maladroit: clumsy

Cataclysm: flood, catastrophe, upheaval
Chafe: irritate, abrade
Coarse: common, crude, rough, harsh
Cynical: distrustful, self-interested
Decrepit: worn-out, run-down
Disgust: aversion, distaste
Grimace: expression of disgust or pain
Grotesque: distorted, bizarre
Harangue: rant
Hirsute: hairy
Hoarse: harsh, grating
Leech: parasite,
Mediocre: ordinary, of low quality
Obstreperous: noisy, unruly
Rancid: offensive, smelly
Repugnant: distasteful
Repulsive: disgusting
Shriek: sharp, screeching sound
Shrill: high-pitched sound
Shun: avoid, ostracize
Slaughter: butcher, carnage
Unctuous: smug, ingratiating
Visceral: crude, anatomically graphic

Facial Expressions

EYES/BROWS

his eyes widened he looked heavenward

her eyes went round she glanced up to the ceiling
her eyelids drooped she winked
his eyes narrowed tears filled her eyes
his eyes lit up his eyes welled up
his eyes darted her eyes swam with tears
he squinted his eyes flooded with tears
she blinked her eyes were wet
her eyes twinkled his eyes glistened
his eyes gleamed tears shimmered in her eyes
her eyes sparkled tears shone in his eyes
his eyes flashed her eyes were glossy
his eyes glinted he was fighting back tears
his eyes burned with tears ran down her cheeks
her eyes blazed with his eyes closed
her eyes sparked with she squeezed her eyes shut
her eyes flickered with he shut his eyes
_____ glowed in his eyes his lashes fluttered
the corners of his eyes crinkled she batted her lashes
she rolled her eyes his brows knitted
her forehead creased she peered
his forehead furrowed he gazed
her forehead puckered she glanced
a line appeared between her brows he stared
his brows drew together she scrutinized
her brows snapped together he studied
his eyebrows rose she gaped
she raised a brow he observed
he lifted an eyebrow she surveyed
his eyebrows waggled he gawked
she gave him a once-over he leered
he sized her up his pupils (were) dilated
her eyes bored into him her pupils were huge
she took in the sight of his pupils flared
he glared

NOSE

her nose crinkled she stuck her nose in the air

his nose wrinkled he sniffed
she sneered she sniffled
his nostrils flared

MOUTH

she smiled she pouted

he smirked his mouth snapped shut
she grinned her mouth set in a hard line
he simpered he pressed his lips together
she beamed she bit her lip
her mouth curved into a smile he drew his lower lip between his teeth
the corners of his mouth turned up she nibbled on her bottom lip
the corner of her mouth quirked up he chewed on his bottom lip
a corner of his mouth lifted his jaw set
his mouth twitched her jaw clenched
he gave a half-smile his jaw tightened
she gave a lopsided grin a muscle in her jaw twitched
his mouth twisted he ground his jaw
he plastered a smile on his face he snarled/his lips drew back in a snarl
she forced a smile her mouth fell open
he faked a smile his jaw dropped
her smile faded her jaw went slack
his smile slipped he gritted his teeth
he pursed his lips she gnashed her teeth
her lower lip trembled
his lower lip quivered

SKIN

she paled his face flushed

he blanched she blushed
she went white he turned red
the color drained out of his face she turned scarlet
his face reddened he turned crimson
her cheeks turned pink a flush crept up her face

WHOLE FACE, etc.

he screwed up his face his face twisted

she scrunched up her face her expression closed up
he grimaced his expression dulled
she winced her expression hardened
she gave him a dirty look she went poker-faced
he frowned a vein popped out in his neck
she scowled awe transformed his face
he glowered fear crossed her face
her whole face lit up sadness clouded his features
she brightened terror overtook his face
his face went blank recognition dawned on her face
her face contorted