gleeful Antonyms
Strongest:
- sorrowful
- aggrieved
- depressed
- brokenhearted
- wailing
- anguished
- blue
- brokenhearted
- anguished
- weeping
- melancholy
- sorrowful
- disheartened
- sad
- weeping
- disgruntled
- unhappy
- unhappy
- glum
- crestfallen
- downcast
- abject
- sad
- disconsolate
- dispirited
- wailing
- crying
- downcast
- heartbroken
- crestfallen
- blue
- abject
- dejected
- crying
- despondent
- disconsolate
- aggrieved
- forlorn
- forlorn
- saddened
- dejected
- disheartened
- glum
- sobbing
- saddened
- melancholy
- heartbroken
- sobbing
- depressed
- disgruntled
- despondent
- dispirited
Strong:
- woeful
- dreary
- woeful
- cheerless
- somber
- doleful
- mournful
- doleful
- black
- dark
- gloomy
- groaning
- gloomy
- bleak
- lachrymose
- low-spirited
- desolate
- discontented
- dolorous
- joyless
- groaning
- black
- moaning
- depressing
- miserable
- downhearted
- depressing
- moody
- moaning
- heartsick
- plaintive
- low-spirited
- saturnine
- sullen
- woebegone
- sullen
- dolorous
- discontented
- somber
- morose
- downhearted
- miserable
- heartsick
- heavyhearted
- lugubrious
- saturnine
- morose
- dark
- dismal
- mournful
- sorry
- sorry
- plaintive
- grey
- moody
- sombre
- bleak
- woebegone
- grey
- lugubrious
- lachrymose
- desolate
- gray
- sombre
- heavyhearted
- dismal
- dreary
- gray
- cheerless
- joyless
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- sunny
- amused
- mirthful
- witty
- playful
- blithe
- delighted
- ecstatic
- jovial
- funny
- amusing
- lively
- blithesome
- spirited
- bright
- humorous
- smiling
- jocose
- laughing
- jocund
- joyful
- jocular
- happy
Weak:
- comical
- euphoric
- chipper
- hopeful
- chuckling
- sportive
- unconcerned
- giggling
- gay
- sprightful
- farcical
- cheery
- enraptured
- joking
- flippant
- lightsome
- rosy
- optimistic
- hilarious
- exultant
- joyous
- joshing
- radiant
- sprightly
- entranced
- tickled
- jubilant
- overjoyed
- jesting
- cavalier
- lighthearted
- comic
- exhilarated
- buoyant
- peppy
- ravished
- beaming
- high
- antic
- upbeat
- frolicsome
- rapturous
- blest
- uproarious
- gladsome
- zippy
- easygoing
- frisky
- insouciant
- carefree
- vivacious
- elated
- blessed
- blissful
- sanguine
- perky
- exuberant
- riotous
- happy-go-lucky
- jaunty
- thrilled
- animated
- facetious
- bouncing
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.
cheerful,merry, festive, jolly, sunny, amused, mirthful, witty, playful, blithe
sorrowful, aggrieved, depressed, brokenhearted, wailing, anguished, blue, brokenhearted, anguished, weeping
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.
