Synonyms of gleeful

gleeful

adjective

ˈglē-fəl 

as in merry

indicative of or marked by high spirits or good humor

the gleeful atmosphere that envelops the host city of the Super Bowl

Synonyms & Similar Words

• merry
• jolly
• festive
• cheerful
• laughing
• mirthful
• jovial
• joyful
• amused
• happy
• witty
• lively
• jocular
• funny
• blithe
• sunny
• playful
• jocose
• smiling
• humorous
• amusing
• delighted
• jocund
• blithesome
• bright
• ecstatic
• spirited
• joking
• joyous
• gay
• exuberant
• jubilant
• cheery
• exultant
• carefree
• blissful
• giggling
• lighthearted
• rapturous
• upbeat
• euphoric
• buoyant
• perky
• animated
• enraptured
• hilarious
• vivacious
• jaunty
• optimistic
• frisky
• sprightly
• chuckling
• flippant
• bouncing
• chipper
• peppy
• beaming
• radiant
• unconcerned
• overjoyed
• insouciant
• elated
• hopeful
• exhilarated
• thrilled
• frolicsome
• high
• riotous
• comical
• uproarious
• facetious
• easygoing
• cavalier
• blessed
• rosy
• farcical
• sanguine
• sportive
• comic
• antic
• tickled
• zippy
• ravished
• jesting
• gladsome
• joshing
• lightsome
• entranced
• happy-go-lucky
• sprightful
• devil-may-care
• sidesplitting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sad
• unhappy
• abject
• anguished
• aggrieved
• melancholy
• sorrowful
• glum
• blue
• forlorn
• depressed
• despondent
• dejected
• crying
• crestfallen
• dispirited
• disconsolate
• downcast
• wailing
• heartbroken
• saddened
• weeping
• disheartened
• disgruntled
• brokenhearted
• sobbing
• mournful
• moody
• discontented
• lugubrious
• heartsick
• doleful
• joyless
• plaintive
• sorry
• sullen
• woeful
• somber
• dolorous
• gloomy
• dark
• heavyhearted
• low-spirited
• downhearted
• black
• dismal
• morose
• lachrymose
• gray
• bleak
• cheerless
• depressing
• dreary
• moaning
• groaning
• saturnine
• miserable
• desolate
• woebegone
• wretched
• comfortless
• sluggish
• dull
• listless
• lethargic
• torpid

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gleeful

Many competitors on Wall Street were thus gleeful when Citadel’s main fund fell by fifty-five per cent during the 2008 global financial crisis. — Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

His penchant for unexpected painterly modes would consistently mark the artist’s practice, culminating in his recent and gleeful adoption of the iPad and his embrace of immersive digital art. — News Desk, Artforum, 12 June 2026

Trump appears uninterested in a modest rightward adjustment, while the most powerful right-wing outlet in America, Fox News, has greeted CBS’ attempt to woo its audience with gleeful hostility. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 8 June 2026

Chapin, the mechanic on the Shawmut crew, was a wiry 6-footer with a winking sense of humor and a penchant for machine-shop patter peppered with gleeful profanity, a likable 26-year-old who’d been a reliable factory hand and test driver before the fire. — Eric Moskowitz, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026