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