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