CHIRPY Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

chirpy

adjective

Definition of chirpy

as in perky

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Recent Examples of chirpy And Ben Ahlers, who plays the adult Happy, comes with that actor’s famously warm smile and chirpy demeanor, slowly worn down here before your eyes, as the permissible frolics of youth turn into the stasis of one going nowhere. — Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026 And Ben Ahlers, who plays Happy, comes of course with that actor’s famously warm smile and chirpy demeanor, slowly worn down here before your eyes, as the permissible frolics of youth turn into the stasis of one going nowhere. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026 Chipmunk flows and equally chirpy beats bridge the gap between the Florida fast movement, Detroit cloud rap, and the hazier elements of New York’s young alternative scenes. — Benny Sun, Pitchfork, 22 Dec. 2025 Longtime fans will note how Cabin in the Sky’s volley of chirpy melodies, callbacks to old-school roller-skating and quirky skits featuring Saturday Night Live’s Jay Pharaoh evokes past De La fare like De La Soul Is Dead. — Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chirpy

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Adjective

Throughout the week, however, the car’s powertrain and computer system seemed to adapt a bit to my driving style and felt a bit perkier to the point of me noticing.

— Joel Feder, The Drive, 6 Nov. 2026
Lilli, a buxom blonde with a perky ponytail and sky-high stilettos, sat beside a fortune teller.

— Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of perky

Adjective

Her image—a slim, vivacious woman in a pink sleeveless dress—has gone around the world.

— Didi Kirsten Tatlow, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026
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

Definition of vivacious

Adjective

Barbara Barrie, the sprightly actress who starred in the heart-wrenching interracial drama One Potato, Two Potato and earned an Oscar nomination for playing the supportive mom in Breaking Away, died Wednesday.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026
The old ranch hand cut a surprisingly sprightly figure in his warehouselike clinic, bounding from room to room.

— Kyle Paoletta, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of sprightly

Adjective

Carducci is optimistic that Thomas can help build on what the club has done over the last few seasons and establish the team as a consistent contender in the NWSL.

— Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2026
Even as the conventional wisdom remains that Hollywood is struggling and the job market is challenged, agents in the TV talent field are perhaps the most optimistic folks in the industry right now.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of optimistic

Adjective

Like Travolta, who covered his bald head with his now-signature beret for the first time, Delevingne topped her bald cap with a jaunty cream beret and added a pair of round glasses.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 2 Nov. 2026
Maurice wields his trusty Brownie, Mischa a pipe that lends him a jaunty air of false maturity.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of jaunty

Adjective

While the famed Jericoacoara next door is known for its lively nightlife and parties, Preá’s new crop of high-end boutique hotels and villas offers a more exclusive take on barefoot luxury.

— Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
All of which leads to an ambiguous conclusion that might cue lively discussion among folks who stick around for the final minutes.

— Joe Leydon, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of lively

Adjective

Toward the end, the tropical bolero suddenly morphs into a lilting bossa nova segment — almost as if the record itself chose to embrace the power of beauty over chaos and satire.

— Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2026
His voice, captured on an iPhone microphone, is strikingly deep, a rumble beneath McDoom’s sweetly lilting delivery.

— Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of lilting

Adjective

Co-written by Sandra Fassio, who also produced Night Vision with Yates, the film, which also features animated segments, gets its world premiere at the 30th edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) in Estonia.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2026
There’s this desire, understandable on its face, to make the design and aesthetics of the live-action world recognizably similar to the animated world.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026

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