Synonyms of cheerily

cheerily

adverb

as in cheerfully

in a cheerful or happy manner

waving cheerily as they drove off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheerfully
• happily
• brightly
• gayly
• smilingly
• jovially
• merrily
• joyfully
• jocosely
• heartily
• mirthfully
• gaily
• joyously
• exuberantly
• laughingly
• giddily
• blithely
• breezily
• amusedly
• friendly
• lightheartedly
• optimistically
• gladly
• good-naturedly
• jocularly
• sunnily
• amicably
• hopefully
• blissfully
• rapturously
• good-humoredly
• friendlily
• gigglingly
• sanguinely
• elatedly
• blithesomely
• euphorically
• gladsomely

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unhappily
• heavily
• darkly
• morosely
• miserably
• bleakly
• dejectedly
• disconsolately
• mournfully
• despondently
• sorrowfully
• plaintively
• dolefully
• abjectly
• wretchedly
• sternly
• forlornly
• glumly
• cheerlessly
• sullenly
• sourly
• sulkily
• dispiritedly
• gloomily
• dourly
• drearily
• dismally
• pessimistically
• dolorously
• mirthlessly
• blackly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cheerily

But a reporter working on a story like mine would never request or permit an escort—after all, how can someone talk freely about a subject while being observed, however cheerily, by the government? —Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025

Wesley would rack up accomplishments with a sparkling air of perfection, then march cheerily forward. —Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025

No, no, and no, the young scouts report, cheerily reassuring their potential customers. —Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Aug. 2025