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