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

Or head to the downstairs Hop City bar for an even wider selection of beers (up to 48), the same food menu and a convivial atmosphere starting around lunchtime and lasting well into the evening. — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 29 May 2026

The overall atmosphere of the restaurant is cozy and convivial. — Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 28 May 2026

Noun

No, a restaurant where conviviality flows like a broken water main, and the food is rich, comforting and detonating with flavor. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 16 Mar. 2026

This means that everything is coming together to promote good feelings of trust and conviviality. — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026

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