EYES/BROWS
- his eyes widened
- her eyes went round
- her eyelids drooped
- his eyes narrowed
- his eyes lit up
- his eyes darted
- he squinted
- she blinked
- her eyes twinkled
- his eyes gleamed
- her eyes sparkled
- his eyes flashed
- his eyes glinted
- his eyes burned with…
- her eyes blazed with…
- her eyes sparked with…
- her eyes flickered with…
- _____ glowed in his eyes
- the corners of his eyes crinkled
- she rolled her eyes
- he looked heavenward
- she glanced up to the ceiling
- she winked
- tears filled her eyes
- his eyes welled up
- her eyes swam with tears
- his eyes flooded with tears
- her eyes were wet
- his eyes glistened
- tears shimmered in her eyes
- tears shone in his eyes
- her eyes were glossy
- he was fighting back tears
- tears ran down her cheeks
- his eyes closed
- she squeezed her eyes shut
- he shut his eyes
- his lashes fluttered
- she batted her lashes
- his brows knitted
- her forehead creased
- his forehead furrowed
- her forehead puckered
- a line appeared between her brows
- his brows drew together
- her brows snapped together
- his eyebrows rose
- she raised a brow
- he lifted an eyebrow
- his eyebrows waggled
- she gave him a once-over
- he sized her up
- her eyes bored into him
- she took in the sight of…
- he glared
- she peered
- he gazed
- she glanced
- he stared
- she scrutinized
- he studied
- she gaped
- he observed
- she surveyed
- he gawked
- he leered
- his pupils (were) dilated
- her pupils were huge
- his pupils flared
NOSE
- her nose crinkled
- his nose wrinkled
- she sneered
- his nostrils flared
- she stuck her nose in the air
- he sniffed
- she sniffled
MOUTH
- she smiled
- he smirked
- she grinned
- he simpered
- she beamed
- her mouth curved into a smile
- the corners of his mouth turned up
- the corner of her mouth quirked up
- a corner of his mouth lifted
- his mouth twitched
- he gave a half-smile
- she gave a lopsided grin
- his mouth twisted
- he plastered a smile on his face
- she forced a smile
- he faked a smile
- her smile faded
- his smile slipped
- he pursed his lips
- she pouted
- his mouth snapped shut
- her mouth set in a hard line
- he pressed his lips together
- she bit her lip
- he drew his lower lip between his teeth
- she nibbled on her bottom lip
- he chewed on his bottom lip
- his jaw set
- her jaw clenched
- his jaw tightened
- a muscle in her jaw twitched
- he ground his jaw
- he snarled/his lips drew back in a snarl
- her mouth fell open
- his jaw dropped
- her jaw went slack
- he gritted his teeth
- she gnashed her teeth
- her lower lip trembled
- his lower lip quivered
SKIN
- she paled
- he blanched
- she went white
- the color drained out of his face
- his face reddened
- her cheeks turned pink
- his face flushed
- she blushed
- he turned red
- she turned scarlet
- he turned crimson
- a flush crept up her face
WHOLE FACE, ETC.
- he screwed up his face
- she scrunched up her face
- he grimaced
- she winced
- she gave him a dirty look
- he frowned
- she scowled
- he glowered
- her whole face lit up
- she brightened
- his face went blank
- her face contorted
- his face twisted
- her expression closed up
- his expression dulled
- her expression hardened
- she went poker-faced
- a vein popped out in his neck
- awe transformed his face
- fear crossed her face
- sadness clouded his features
- terror overtook his face
- recognition dawned on her face
T h i s h e l p s s o m u c h t h a n k y o u
Tag: facial expressions
100 Words for Facial Expressions
1. Absent:
not attentive, preoccupied, absent-minded
2. Agonized: as if in pain or tormented
3. Alluring:powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating; seductive
4. Appealing: attractive, in the sense of encouraging goodwill and/or interest
5. Beatific:bestowing bliss, blessings, happiness
6. Bilious:
spiteful; bad-tempered
7. Black:
gloomy, pessimistic, dismal
8. Bleak:
without hope or encouragement; depressing; dreary
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:showing unhappiness of thought or appears darkly menacing
13. Bug-eyed: frightened or surprised, having the eyes bulging
14. Chagrined: humiliated or disappointed
15. Cheeky:impudent or irreverent, typically in an endearing or amusing way
16. Cheerless:
joyless, depressing
17. Choleric: hot-tempered, irate
18. Coy:shyness or modesty that is intended to be alluring
19. Crestfallen:dejected, dispirited, discouraged
20. Darkly:
vaguely threatening or menacing manner
21. Deadpan:
deliberately impassive or expressionless
22. Dejected: downcast, depressed, dispirited
23. Derisive:
expressing contempt or ridicule
24. Despondent:
showing profound hopelessness, discouragement, or gloom
25. Doleful:
expressing sorrow, mournful
26. Dour:relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance
27. Downcast: low in spirit
28. Dreamy:pleasant, peaceful, and relaxing
29. Ecstatic:
in a state of ecstasy, full of joy, rapturous:
30. Etched: a feeling clearly visible on someone’s face
31. Faint: cowardly, weak, or barely perceptible
32. Fixed:set or intent upon something; steadily directed
33. Furtive:
suggestive of guilty nervousness
34. Gazing:
look intently, especially in admiration, surprise, or thought
35. Glancing:
to look quickly or briefly
36. Glaring:
having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
37. Glazed:
a fixed, dazed, or lifeless expression
38. Gloomy:
filled with or showing gloom; sad, dejected, or melancholy.
39. Glowering:
sullen dislike, discontent, or anger
40. Glowing:showing the radiance of health, excitement
41. Grim: very serious or gloomy
42. Grave:
something that is serious or doing something in a solemn manner
43. Haunted:
showing signs of mental anguish or torment
44. Hopeless: depressed by a lack of encouragement or optimism
45. Hostile: aggressively angry, intimidating, unfriendly
46. Hunted:appearing worn or harassed as if one is being pursued.
47. Impassive:
without emotion; apathetic; unmoved.
48. Inscrutable: mysterious, unreadable
49. Jeering: insulting or mocking
50. Languid:lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent
51. Leering:
look or gaze in an unpleasant, malicious, or lascivious way
52. Meaningful:
full of meaning, significance, purpose
53. Mild: easygoing, showing gentleness54. Mischievous: annoyingly or maliciously playful; teasing
55. Moody:gloomy, depressed, or sullen; ill-humored
56. Pained:
expressing distress, anguish, or resentment
57. Pallid:
lacking in vitality or interest
58. Peering: look keenly or with difficulty at someone or something
59. Peeved:
annoyed; irritated; vexed
60. Petulant: impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance
61. Pitying: sympathetic, expressing pity
62. Pleading: seeking apology or to appeal earnestly or humbly63. Pouting:
to show displeasure or wearing a sullen expression
64. Quizzical:
indicating mild or amused puzzlement65. Radiant:
bright with joy, hope
66. Roguish:
playfully mischievous, especially in a way that is sexually attractive
67. Sanguine:
cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident
68. Sardonic:
grimly mocking or cynical
69. Scornful: contemptuous or derisive
70. Scowling:to have a gloomy or threatening look
71. Searching:
acutely observant or penetrating
72. Set:
to direct with fixed attention
73. Shamefaced:
feeling or expressing shame or embarrassment
74. Slack-jawed:an indication of astonishment, bewilderment
75. Sly:
showing a cunning and deceitful nature
76. Snarling: surly or threatening manner
77. Sneering:
contort the face in a manner that shows scorn or contempt
78. Somber:
oppressively solemn or sober in mood; grave
79. Sour:
harsh in spirit or temper; austere; morose; peevish
80. Stolid:
calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation
81. Straight-faced:
with a blank or serious facial expression
82. Sulky: morose, bad-tempered, and resentful; refusing to be cheerful.
83. Sullen:
showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve
84. Taunting:
to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock
85. Taut: strained or tense
86. Tense:in a state of mental or nervous strain; high-strung
87. Tight:firmly or closely fixed in place; secure
88. Unblinking:looking at something in a honest and accurate way
89. Vacant:
having or showing no intelligence or interest ; blank
90. Veiled:not openly or directly expressed; masked; disguised; hidden
91. Wan:of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color
92. Wary:
watchful, cautious, or alert
93. Wide-eyed: having one’s eyes wide open in amazement94. Wild-eyed:
an expression of panic or desperation in their eyes
95. Wistful:
showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing
96. Withering: weak, thin
97. Woeful: full of grief; wretched; unhappy98. Wolfish:
resembling a wolf, in being rapacious, voracious, or lascivious
99. Wrathful:
full of or characterized by intense anger
100. Wry: an expression of disgust, disappointment, or annoyance.