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