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