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