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