BUBBLY Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

bubbly

adjective

ˈbə-b(ə-)lē

Definition of bubbly

as in joyful

joyously unrestrained offered their bubbly congratulations to the expectant parents

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Recent Examples of bubbly Johnson, who a near decade ago was a bubbly ingenue on the brink of superstardom, has since developed a reputation for a certain cool-girl deadpan opacity, a kind of mischievous remove during press appearances. — Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026 At a time when even intentionally provocative genre films can’t keep up with the pace of futurism, Minhaj and Venkataramanujam also use their topical chops to make this bubbly effort particularly of the moment. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026 The shop’s 12 bubbly livestream hosts have turned into micro-celebrities. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 This dynamic complements the friendly camaraderie between Maki and Omura, the former of whom is a bubbly girl and the latter a more laidback, blue-skinned male humanoid with horns. — George Yang, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bubbly

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Adjective

Surrounded by pure and joyful chaos, Stein slowly walked onto the turf with his arms in the air in awe of the scene unfolding in front of him.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Here, everything feels so exciting, light, and joyful that guests secretly hope this night—like a good novel—will never end.

— Leonie Rolinck, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of joyful

Adjective

During a recent visit to the brand's Bryant Park showroom, the energy was effervescent as Arons and her team walked us through the latest offering from the brand -- including the smash collab.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Summer may be over, but its effervescent joy has carried over into the street style trends outside the recent spring 2027 shows despite the cooler days.

— Irene Kim, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of effervescent

Adjective

Even from the scant footage available in the trailer, Gerwig has taken a deliberately exuberant, psychedelic approach to the world of Narnia’s creation — and to the beauty of creation, generally.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
And in the event that someone wasn’t aware of what Children of Blood and Bone was, the panel did its job, promising an exuberant, swaggering epic with a charming cast to inhabit it.

— Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of exuberant

Adjective

Einbinder and the staff writer Rachel Syme sit down for what’s sure to be a lively chat.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
Microsoft and Nvidia held a launch party for the first wave of RTX Spark laptops last week in San Francisco, where a new wave of AI PCs took center stage amid a packed crowd and a lively hands-on area.

— Tom Warren, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of lively

Adjective

Tatyana and Jan’s salsa is full to the brim with salsa content, and yet the judges ding it for not being fast and vivacious enough, even though Jan’s choreography — some of my favorite of the night — was built around the song they were assigned.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
In a poetic blend of reality and imagination, a vivacious Brooklyn teenager strives to reclaim her own fleeting childhood while helping raise her four younger sisters.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of vivacious

Adjective

In the first installment, most of the kids are buoyant, unaware, their eyes glittering with naïveté.

— Lauren Jackson, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
At Christie’s on Tuesday night, the underbidding activity was buoyant for many European Old Masters and established contemporary Asian artists, from Peter Paul Rubens to Liu Ye, now in his 60s.

— Hok-hang Cheung, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of buoyant

Adjective

In a slow cooker, shrimp become bouncy and rubbery, and fish flakes apart into dry sheaths of overcooked flesh.

— Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 6 Sep. 2026
For even bouncier curl definition, our editors love pairing the shampoo with the Curl Charisma Rice Amino & Shea Curl Defining Conditioner.

— Madison San Miguel, Allure, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of bouncy

Adjective

With two separate houses, a rushing creek running through the grounds, and a sauna and a cedar barrel hot tub beside the water, the sprawling estate gave our group a place to gather (or rather, frolic) between outings.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026
On a sunny Saturday afternoon, a man and woman wearing masks approached a man at a sprawling park in an East Bay suburb where children gather to play baseball and soccer and frolic on the playground.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of frolic

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