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

But the best skillets, with the right presentation, are a hosting choice that can bring a rustic, convivial touch to a family-style meal. — Clara Hillis, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2026

But after a morning of pastoral Tyrolean views, followed by a convivial lunch at a lakefront restaurant, my commitment to solitude wavered. — Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026

Noun

Nilsson admits to suffering from horror vacui—a fear of empty space, which in her case reads less like a neurotic affliction than like compulsive conviviality. — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026

The lobby, modeled after the nearby Rijksmuseum’s Gallery of Honor, has gravitas, yes, but more importantly, a sense of conviviality. — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026

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