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