gleeful Antonyms
Strongest:
- disheartened
- crying
- despondent
- disgruntled
- dispirited
- forlorn
- saddened
- depressed
- sorrowful
- crestfallen
- heartbroken
- forlorn
- unhappy
- wailing
- downcast
- dispirited
- wailing
- blue
- anguished
- abject
- heartbroken
- crestfallen
- anguished
- disconsolate
- disconsolate
- abject
- saddened
- glum
- sorrowful
- aggrieved
- despondent
- sad
- depressed
- brokenhearted
- blue
- brokenhearted
- melancholy
- dejected
- crying
- weeping
- sad
- unhappy
- dejected
- disgruntled
- sobbing
- downcast
- glum
- sobbing
- aggrieved
- disheartened
- melancholy
- weeping
Strong:
- lugubrious
- dolorous
- doleful
- joyless
- dreary
- black
- moody
- downhearted
- black
- dismal
- heartsick
- miserable
- sullen
- gray
- groaning
- plaintive
- plaintive
- dolorous
- dismal
- joyless
- somber
- sorry
- saturnine
- saturnine
- woeful
- heartsick
- depressing
- gray
- morose
- grey
- cheerless
- grey
- discontented
- woeful
- desolate
- moody
- discontented
- downhearted
- heavyhearted
- desolate
- gloomy
- dreary
- low-spirited
- low-spirited
- lugubrious
- groaning
- miserable
- sullen
- gloomy
- depressing
- dark
- bleak
- mournful
- dark
- lachrymose
- moaning
- moaning
- lachrymose
- sombre
- doleful
- bleak
- woebegone
- mournful
- sombre
- heavyhearted
- somber
- cheerless
- morose
- sorry
- woebegone
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- blithe
- ecstatic
- sunny
- jocund
- humorous
- funny
- playful
- smiling
- mirthful
- lively
- jocular
- bright
- happy
- amused
- spirited
- witty
- jocose
- delighted
- joyful
- amusing
- jovial
- laughing
- blithesome
Weak:
- buoyant
- high
- joyous
- unconcerned
- joshing
- carefree
- frolicsome
- farcical
- sportive
- zippy
- exultant
- bouncing
- jubilant
- gladsome
- chuckling
- entranced
- perky
- lighthearted
- frisky
- exuberant
- giggling
- exhilarated
- flippant
- overjoyed
- radiant
- hopeful
- blissful
- chipper
- comic
- rapturous
- rosy
- thrilled
- facetious
- sprightful
- peppy
- blest
- animated
- jaunty
- jesting
- cheery
- lightsome
- cavalier
- comical
- tickled
- ravished
- sanguine
- joking
- vivacious
- euphoric
- elated
- antic
- sprightly
- insouciant
- beaming
- optimistic
- hilarious
- riotous
- enraptured
- uproarious
- blessed
- happy-go-lucky
- gay
- upbeat
- easygoing
Meaning of gleeful
gleeful (s)
full of high-spirited delight
gleeful (a.)
Merry; gay; joyous.
gleeful Sentence Examples
- Emily's face beamed with glee as she received the long-awaited news.
- The children's voices reverberated with gleeful laughter as they played hide-and-seek.
- The prospect of an exciting adventure filled him with a gleeful anticipation.
- The sight of the blooming flowers inspired a wave of gleeful joy within her.
- The dancer's movements were characterized by a gleeful abandon.
- The choir sang with gleeful enthusiasm, their voices filling the auditorium with cheer.
- The gleeful expression on his face betrayed his excitement about the upcoming vacation.
- The young girl's gleeful demeanor radiated pure happiness.
- The birds chirped gleefully, heralding the arrival of spring.
- The sight of the winning goal sparked an outburst of gleeful celebration among the team.
FAQs About the word gleeful
full of high-spirited delightMerry; gay; joyous.
merry, festive, cheerful, jolly, blithe, ecstatic, sunny, jocund, humorous, funny
disheartened, crying, despondent, disgruntled, dispirited, forlorn, saddened, depressed, sorrowful, crestfallen
Emily's face beamed with glee as she received the long-awaited news.
The children's voices reverberated with gleeful laughter as they played hide-and-seek.
The prospect of an exciting adventure filled him with a gleeful anticipation.
The sight of the blooming flowers inspired a wave of gleeful joy within her.
