Synonyms of gleeful

gleeful

adjective

ˈglē-fəl 

as in merry

indicative of or marked by high spirits or good humor

the gleeful atmosphere that envelops the host city of the Super Bowl

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gleeful

His penchant for unexpected painterly modes would consistently mark the artist’s practice, culminating in his recent and gleeful adoption of the iPad and his embrace of immersive digital art. — News Desk, Artforum, 12 June 2026

Trump appears uninterested in a modest rightward adjustment, while the most powerful right-wing outlet in America, Fox News, has greeted CBS’ attempt to woo its audience with gleeful hostility. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 8 June 2026

Chapin, the mechanic on the Shawmut crew, was a wiry 6-footer with a winking sense of humor and a penchant for machine-shop patter peppered with gleeful profanity, a likable 26-year-old who’d been a reliable factory hand and test driver before the fire. — Eric Moskowitz, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026

There’s also a gleeful sequence where the six members of the virtuosic onstage band swan around in polyester housecoats and peroxide wigs, all representing H’s childhood piano teacher, Doris, a woman who toured with Horowitz and sounds like Foghorn Leghorn with a pack-a-day Virginia Slims habit. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 May 2026