Synonyms of festive

festive

adjective

ˈfe-stiv 

as in merry

indicative of or marked by high spirits or good humor

we arrived at the Christmas party to find everyone already in a festive mood, perhaps owing in part to the punch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• merry
• jolly
• cheerful
• lively
• jovial
• sunny
• joyful
• witty
• mirthful
• laughing
• gleeful
• funny
• playful
• happy
• jocular
• bright
• humorous
• jocose
• amused
• blithe
• amusing
• jocund
• smiling
• blithesome
• spirited
• gay
• joyous
• delighted
• cheery
• lighthearted
• animated
• upbeat
• carefree
• blissful
• exuberant
• joking
• buoyant
• ecstatic
• jubilant
• jaunty
• vivacious
• perky
• euphoric
• peppy
• radiant
• chipper
• rapturous
• frisky
• hilarious
• sprightly
• exultant
• optimistic
• bouncing
• sportive
• comical
• high
• giggling
• riotous
• frolicsome
• comic
• flippant
• enraptured
• easygoing
• rosy
• blessed
• hopeful
• chuckling
• beaming
• facetious
• farcical
• lightsome
• uproarious
• zippy
• gladsome
• cavalier
• thrilled
• insouciant
• unconcerned
• sanguine
• elated
• exhilarated
• overjoyed
• antic
• sprightful
• tickled
• ravished
• happy-go-lucky
• jesting
• entranced
• sidesplitting
• devil-may-care
• joshing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sad
• blue
• sorrowful
• melancholy
• unhappy
• glum
• forlorn
• depressed
• aggrieved
• downcast
• anguished
• dispirited
• disconsolate
• dejected
• abject
• despondent
• crying
• crestfallen
• disheartened
• weeping
• heartbroken
• saddened
• wailing
• moody
• brokenhearted
• mournful
• dark
• lugubrious
• somber
• discontented
• doleful
• gloomy
• disgruntled
• black
• joyless
• sobbing
• plaintive
• cheerless
• bleak
• gray
• dismal
• heartsick
• downhearted
• low-spirited
• dreary
• depressing
• morose
• sorry
• woeful
• dolorous
• heavyhearted
• desolate
• sullen
• lachrymose
• miserable
• groaning
• moaning
• saturnine
• wretched
• dull
• comfortless
• sluggish
• woebegone
• listless
• lethargic
• torpid

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of festive

This crisp, citrusy French 75 cocktail combines gin, fresh lemon juice, and Champagne for a bubbly, festive drink that’s remarkably easy to make. — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026

The installment will be comprised of eight back-to-back episodes featuring locations including a cozy cabin, a festive ice rink, Santa’s workshop and more. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026

Lainey Wilson has joined forces with Charlie 1 Horse hats for a new collection of fun, festive Western hats any cowgirl would love to lasso. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

Suchet, the English star behind one of television’s most famous detectives in Agatha Christie’s Poirot (1989-2013), joined Mitchell for a festive photo op, released on Wednesday to celebrate the announcement. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026