Synonyms for cheerful
ˈtʃɪər fəlcheer·ful

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1. cheerfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   ebullient, optimistic, bright, happy, vivacious, bubbly, joyful

   Antonyms:
   miserable, depressed, sad

2. cheerfuladjective

   Noticeably happy and optimistic.

   Synonyms:
   bright, happy, optimistic, vivacious, ebullient, bubbly, joyful

   Antonyms:
   depressed, sad, miserable

3. cheerfuladjective

   Bright and pleasant

   Synonyms:
   bright, vivacious, happy, joyful, ebullient, bubbly, optimistic

   Antonyms:
   sad, miserable, depressed

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. cheerful

   A person is comfortable in mind when contented and measurably satisfied. A little additional brightness makes him cheerful. He is comfortable in body when free from pain, quiet, at ease, at rest. He is comfortable in circumstances, or in comfortable circumstances, when things about him are generally agreeable and satisfactory, usually with the suggestion of sufficient means to secure that result.

   Synonyms:
   agreeable, at ease, at rest, cheery, comfortable, commodious, contented, convenient, genial, pleasant, satisfactory, satisfied, snug, well-off, well-provided, well-to-do

   Antonyms:
   cheerless, disagreeable, discontented, dissatisfied, distressed, dreary, forlorn, miserable, uncomfortable, wretched

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 3 votes

1. cheerful

   Synonyms:
   lively, gay, bright, happy, bonny, merry, joyful, pleasant, buoyant, sunny, enlivening, in good spirits, sprightly, blithe, joyous

   Antonyms:
   lifeless, dull, gloomy, unhappy, dejected, depressed, sullen, joyless, melancholy, depressing, dispiriting

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.2 / 6 votes

1. cheerfuladjective

   being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits

   "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be"

   Synonyms:
   upbeat, pollyannaish

   Antonyms:
   dark, pessimistic, blue, sombre, grim, drab, dismal, gloomy, dreary, drear, depressing, somber, dingy, sorry, disconsolate, cheerless, uncheerful, melancholy

2. cheerful, pollyannaish, upbeatadjective

   pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic

   Synonyms:
   upbeat, pollyannaish

   Antonyms:
   dark, sombre, dreary, dingy, disconsolate, blue, sorry, drear, dismal, somber, cheerless, uncheerful, melancholy, pessimistic, grim, drab, gloomy, depressing

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. happy

   i have multiple synonyms just in case some are already on here.

   Submitted by anonymous on February 23, 2021  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cheerfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   lively, sprightly, animated, joyful, joyous, blithe, mirthful, buoyant, gleeful, gay, cheery, airy, sunny, jocund, jolly, in good spirits, of good cheer, in high feather

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. cheerfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   cheery, buoyant, sunny, vivacious, optimistic, sanguine, elated, jubilant, lightsome, airy, exhilarating, exhilarated, jocund, chipper

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1. List of paraphrases for "cheerful":

   merry, gay, happy, playful, joyful

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How to use cheerful in a sentence?

1. Charles Dickens:

   Many merry Christmases, friendships, great accumulation of cheerful recollections, affection on earth, and Heaven at last for all of us.

2. Terry Pratchett:

   Frankly, I would prefer it if people kept things cheerful.

3. Herodotus:

   Those who are skilled in archery bend their bow only when they are prepared to use it; when they do not require it they allow it to remain unbent, for otherwise it would be unserviceable when the time for using it arrived. So it is with man. If he were to devote himself unceasingly to a dull round of business, without breaking the monotony by cheerful amusements, he would fall imperceptibly into idiotcy, or be struck with paralysis.

4. Mayra Izquierdo:

   It was full of balloons, everything was decorated, there was cake and tacos, the house was cheerful, just like when Javier Amir Rodriguez was alive.

5. G.K. Chesterton:

   Hope is the power of being cheerful in circumstances that we know to be desperate.