English word

Cheerful

Definitions

adjective

  1. full of good spirits : merry
  2. ungrudging
  3. conducive to cheer : likely to dispel gloom or worry

Synonyms for cheerful

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Synonyms by context

Noticeably happy and optimistic

adjective

    Causing happiness by its nature or appearance

    adjective

    Eager or obliging in nature

    adjective

    • eager
    • keen
    • acquiescent
    • compliant
    • complying
    • cooperative
    • enthusiastic
    • obliging

    Antonyms for cheerful

    • cheerless
    • depressing
    • pessimistic
    • grouchy
    • disheartening
    • grumpy
    • dark
    • irritable
    • unpleasant
    • mean
    • churlish
    • surly
    • bleak
    • gloomy
    • unfriendly
    • sulky
    • sullen
    • unenthusiastic
    • apathetic
    • disgruntled

    Opposite of noticeably happy and optimistic

    • cheerless
    • grouchy
    • grumpy
    • irritable
    • mean
    • churlish
    • gloomy
    • sulky
    • sullen
    • apathetic

    Opposite of causing happiness by its nature or appearance

    • depressing
    • distressing
    • dark
    • daunting
    • distressful
    • heartbreaking
    • melancholic
    • unpleasant
    • upsetting

    Opposite of eager or obliging in nature

    • unwilling
    • begrudging
    • reluctant
    • uneager
    • disobliging
    • forced
    • grudging
    • involuntary
    • unenthusiastic
    • uninclined

    Phrases

    • alive and kicking
    • all torn up
    • always expecting the best
    • always smiling
    • as happy as a clam
    • as happy as a sandboy
    • as lively as a grig
    • as merry as a grig
    • as pleased as Punch
    • at ease
    • at home
    • at peace
    • at rest
    • beside oneself with joy
    • blissed out
    • blissfully happy
    • blithely unconcerned
    • bowed down
    • bright and breezy
    • bright-eyed and bushy-tailed