Home › Words › C › countersmilecountersmilecountersmile means A smile in response to another person's smile.EtymologyFrom counter- + smile.nounA smile in response to another person's smile.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.countersnarl 67% match — A snarl in response to another person's snarl. vs countersmile →counterscoff 63% match — A retort; a scoffing utterance in response to another. vs countersmile →countersing 62% match — To sing in response to the song of another vs countersmile →countergesture 61% match — A gesture made in response to another gesture. vs countersmile →countersignal 61% match — A signal produced in response to another signal. vs countersmile →countermeet 61% match — To meet (something) in response to a thing; to counter. vs countersmile →countersurprise 60% match — A surprise in response or opposition to another surprise. vs countersmile →countershot 60% match — A shot made in response to another shot (as from a gun or cannon). vs countersmile →