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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1. Edwin Percy Whipple:

   Cheerfulness in most cheerful people is the rich and satisfying result of strenuous discipline.

2. Lakshheish M Patel:

   Since Reliance share had gone up for the first 45 minutes and then dropped down, the probability is quite high that the entire share market will close at the lowest level. Because stock market never wants its traders to make money and be cheerful

3. Oliver Goldsmith:

   The dancing pair that simply sought renown,By holding out to tire each other downThe swain mistrustless of his smutted face,While secret laughter titter'd round the placeThe bashful virgin's side-long looks of love,The matrons glance that would those looks reproveThese were thy charms, sweet village sports like these,With sweet succession, taught e'en toil to pleaseThese were thy bowers their cheerful influence shed,These were thy charms -- but all these charms are fled.

4. Irving Kristol:

   The trouble with traditional American conservatism is that it lacks a naturally cheerful, optimistic disposition. Not only does it lack one, it regards signs of one as evidence of unsoundness, irresponsibility

5. Jean de La Fontaine:

   To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism -- this is the art of living.