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
• smilingly
• jovially
• merrily
• joyfully
• jocosely
• heartily
• mirthfully
• gaily
• joyously
• exuberantly
• laughingly
• giddily
• blithely
• breezily
• amusedly
• friendly
• lightheartedly
• optimistically
• gladly
• good-naturedly
• jocularly
• sunnily
• amicably
• blissfully
• hopefully
• 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

In 2016, Brexiteers imagined that other European countries would follow their example and cheerily recover absolute sovereignty as liberated nation-states. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Ashley Graham, co-founder of Lucci Lambrusco, cheerily celebrates the brand at Pizzeria Portofino in Chicago on July 15. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

If the cheerily rhyming title about murder doesn’t quite do it for you, just Google what the posters look like. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

Dina Powell McCormick weaves through the crowd, cheerily hugging people and introducing strangers to one another. — Ellie Austin, Fortune, 27 May 2026

Shortly after the Bears revealed their consideration of Hammond, Pritzker suddenly began talking cheerily about possible state infrastructure support for an Arlington Heights stadium. — David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026

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

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