EFFERVESCENT Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

effervescent

adjective

ˌe-fər-ˈve-sᵊnt

Definition of effervescent

as in exuberant

joyously unrestrained candidates for positions on the cheerleading squad should have naturally effervescent personalities

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Recent Examples of effervescent This is the first film without Sam Claflin as Mycroft Holmes, presumably due to scheduling conflicts, but any absences are more than made up for by the effervescent Helena Bonham Carter, back again as the Holmes’ mother Eudoria. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 For the past half-decade, evilgiane and his Surf Gang collective have had their hands all over the quirkiest and most effervescent sounds of rap’s underground and mainstream. — Oba Awolowo, Pitchfork, 3 July 2026 But true lambrusco, made in the Italian province of Emilia-Romagna is dry, bracing and delicately effervescent. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026 Mane was effervescent, but initially the rest of his team looked slack by comparison until Thiaw rang those second half changes. — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for effervescent

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Adjective

Corey Holland, Kamarie’s father, said his daughter was an exuberant 5-year-old who loved princesses and made people laugh.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
This means a skeptic who fought the crowd by sitting out the exuberant, bear-gutting rally of late-2020 to late-2021 was redeemed and granted an allotment of bragging rights (which expired almost immediately).

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of exuberant

Adjective

Malgorzata Szumowska, Michal Englert) Aimee Lou Wood and Johnny Flynn are superb as Anna and Fyodor Dostoevsky in Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert’s acerbic and joyful period film.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
Malgorzata Szumowska, Michal Englert) Aimee Lou Wood and Johnny Flynn play Anna and Fyodor Dostoevsky in Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert’s acerbic and joyful period film.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of joyful

Adjective

Fresh lemon juice cuts through the sweetness, while a crown of sparkling wine lifts the pour into a crisp, bubbly finish.

— Angela Hansberger, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The other is a bubbly substance scientists believe is secreted to smother small predators and/or wash them out of the shell.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of bubbly

Adjective

He’s often undermined though sometimes surprised by the series’ runaway favorite Esmeralda, played by a vivacious Sabrina Impacciatore.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
But huge news aside, that constantly upbeat, vivacious personality is just who Karol is.

— Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of vivacious

Adjective

Spending has held up, in large part due to persistently low unemployment and a buoyant stock market that has boosted household wealth for many.

— Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Her lively cast, led by a buoyant Ella Rubin, bounce off each other in a remote, gorgeous, lakeside setting on which the show’s entire story pivots.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of buoyant

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The sightlines are good and the atmosphere lively, confirming the potential of Plymouth, the biggest city in the country never to have hosted a top-flight football club.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Shipley-Welter remembers when the town was more lively, with open storefronts and a nearby grocery store.

— Julianna Mejia August 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of lively

Adjective

The brand’s signature Cell Service complex of growth factors and peptides essentially boosts skin’s collagen and elastin production, while promoting firmer, bouncier skin.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 27 July 2026
For one, my skin looks bouncier and feels softer to the touch after each application.

— Sarah Han, Allure, 6 July 2026

Definition of bouncy

Adjective

The comedy is still the thing in this frolicsome outdoor production, which takes place in the charming ambiance of the festival’s portable, mini-Elizabethan venue.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
These wall drawings—at the Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville, Maine, in 2024; the Art Institute of Chicago, in 2025; and Houston’s Menil Collection, in 2025—were all temporary, like frolicsome mirages.

— Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026

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