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