Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun grimace

1 sense of grimace

Sense 1
grimace, face -- (a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect")
       => facial expression, facial gesture -- (a gesture executed with the facial muscles)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb grimace

1 sense of grimace

Sense 1
grimace, make a face, pull a face -- (contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do")
       => communicate, intercommunicate -- (transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist")