Synonyms of convivial

convivial 1 of 2

adjective

kən-ˈviv-yəl 

as in social

likely to seek or enjoy the company of others

the hiking club attracts a wide range of convivial people who share a love of the outdoors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• social
• outgoing
• hospitable
• friendly
• companionable
• lively
• sociable
• gracious
• gregarious
• cheerful
• spirited
• clubby
• jolly
• extroverted
• clubbable
• animated
• boon
• talkative
• amiable
• congenial
• communicative
• cordial
• jovial
• affable
• expansive
• genial
• folksy
• gay
• bright
• neighborly
• forthcoming
• agreeable
• kindly
• vivacious
• garrulous
• sprightly
• exuberant
• perky
• jaunty
• effervescent
• buoyant
• upbeat
• bubbly
• peppy
• chipper
• pert
• high-spirited
• sprightful

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• antisocial
• unsociable
• unsocial
• introverted
• reclusive
• misanthropic
• distant
• cold
• remote
• cool
• aloof
• detached
• frosty
• insociable
• silent
• reserved
• standoffish
• nongregarious
• reticent
• mute
• mum
• taciturn

conviviality

2 of 2

noun

1

as in festivity

joyful or festive activity

fondly remembers the many evenings spent in conviviality with her basketball teammates

Synonyms & Similar Words

• festivity
• celebration
• cheerfulness
• revelry
• merriment
• jollity
• merrymaking
• gaiety
• jollification
• enjoyment
• festival
• rejoicing
• fun
• joy
• entertainment
• reveling
• cheer
• joviality
• mirth
• party
• whoopee
• happiness
• hilarity
• delight
• merriness
• pleasure
• glee
• diversion
• riot
• recreation
• carnival
• playfulness
• carouse
• cheeriness
• revel
• mischief
• frivolity
• carousal
• funning
• levity
• mirthfulness
• jocularity
• joking
• rollicking
• gleefulness
• lightheartedness
• buffoonery
• flippancy
• lark
• romping
• jesting
• romp
• frolic
• gambol
• zaniness
• frolicking
• spree
• gamboling
• fling
• binge
• rollick
• joshing
• clownishness
• clownery

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misery
• grief
• mourning
• blackness
• darkness
• gloom
• woe
• wretchedness
• heartbreak
• heartache
• gloominess
• mournfulness
• sorrow
• melancholy
• dolor
• unhappiness
• glumness
• heartsickness
• dejection
• depression
• miserableness
• despondency
• dolefulness
• doldrums
• dumps
• joylessness
• forlornness
• despondence
• dispiritedness
• downheartedness
• disconsolateness

2

as in friendliness

the quality or state of being social

his conviviality, warmth, and good nature are irresistible

Synonyms & Similar Words

• friendliness
• sociability
• gregariousness
• fellowship
• boldness
• cordiality
• neighborliness
• camaraderie
• amiability
• companionship
• extroversion
• folksiness
• forwardness
• brashness
• immodesty

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• timidity
• diffidence
• unsociability
• shyness
• bashfulness
• coyness
• introversion
• reclusion
• modesty
• unsociableness
• timidness
• retiringness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of convivial

Adjective

The wine flows early and frequently; the atmosphere is laid-back and convivial; there’s more likely than not some sort of pasta in your future. — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026

The absence of the SLC women and their tension with Barlow aids the convivial atmosphere, but Lisa isn’t completely safe from a whacking. — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

Noun

In short websites for the book in English and Spanish, website designer Mavila Trujillo used illustrations, video, photos and audio recordings with short text to make some of that conviviality more visible. — Chenier Carpio Opua, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026

Accommodations include four guest cabins, including a full-beam owner’s suite, alongside generous social areas conceived around conviviality and everyday life on board. — Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

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