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