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