Synonyms for cheerful
ˈtʃɪər fəlcheer·ful

Wiktionary(3.00 / 5 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. cheerfuladjective

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

   Antonyms:
   sad, miserable, depressed

2. cheerfuladjective

   Noticeably happy and optimistic.

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

   Antonyms:
   depressed, miserable, sad

3. cheerfuladjective

   Bright and pleasant

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

   Antonyms:
   depressed, miserable, sad

English Synonyms and Antonyms(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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 Antonyms(4.00 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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 WordNet(4.17 / 6 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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 Contribution(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. happy

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

   Submitted by anonymous on February 23, 2021  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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 Words(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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. Joyce:

   Those who have easy, cheerful attitudes tend to be happier than those with less pleasant temperaments, regardless of money, making it, or success.

2. James Henry Leigh Hunt:

   The person who can be only serious or only cheerful, is but half a man.

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. Loretta Lynch:

   We were afraid that she would not remain cheerful throughout the long wait, but she did, and we're proud of that.

5. Brad McMillan:

   I think there's a recognition that maybe the world isn't ending after all. It makes sense to have a more cheerful outlook.

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