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