Antonyms for jovial
ˈdʒoʊ vi əljovial

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1. jovial

   Antonyms:
   ungenial, melancholy, unconvivial, saturnine, lugubrious, gloomy

   Synonyms:
   jolly, genial, convivial

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1. gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthfuladjective

   full of or showing high-spirited merriment

   "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh"

   Antonyms:
   joyless

   Synonyms:
   spanking, festal, comic, laughable, jocund, festive, brave, rattling, risible, braw, zippy, comical, sunny, funny, lively, gay, cheery, mirthful, merry, amusing, homophile(a), snappy, brisk, alert, jolly

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1. jovialadjective

   Synonyms:
   jolly, mirthful, gay, merry, sportive, hilarious, gleeful

How to use jovial in a sentence?

1. Johann von Goethe:

   It is a mistake for a taciturn, serious-minded woman to marry a jovial man, but not for a serious-minded man to marry a lighthearted woman.

2. Barack Obama:

   Yogi Berra was an American original -- a Hall of Famer and humble veteran; prolific jokester and jovial prophet, he epitomized what it meant to be a sportsman and a citizen, with a big heart, competitive spirit, and a selfless desire to open baseball to everyone, no matter their background. Michelle and I offer our deepest condolences to his family, his friends, and his fans in New York and across the world.

3. Cecil Williams:

   It is a relationship that we have, he's very jovial, open and a lot of fun, but he's also very serious.

4. Jerome K. Jerome:

   The shy man does have some slight revenge upon society for the torture it inflicts upon him. He is able, to a certain extent, to communicate his misery. He frightens other people as much as they frighten him. He acts like a damper upon the whole room, and the most jovial spirits become, in his presence, depressed and nervous.

5. Nick Livanos:

   As things get back to normal, that means jovial and happy conversation, loud conversation, people are still concerned with receiving the germs from the table next to them.

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