Entry Word: convivial

Function: adjective

Meaning: likely to seek or enjoy the company of others <the hiking club attracts a wide range of convivial people who share a love of the outdoors>

Synonyms boon, companionable, extroverted (also extraverted), gregarious, outgoing, sociable, social

Related Words cordial, friendly, hospitable; affable, genial, gracious; animated, lively, sprightly, vivacious; communicative, expansive, garrulous, talkative

Near Antonyms misanthropic; aloof, reserved, standoffish; reticent, silent, taciturn

Antonyms antisocial, introverted, reclusive, unsociable