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