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happily

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of happily

1 in a cheerful or happy manner

  • happily accepted the invitation to dinner
Synonyms of happily

brightly, cheerfully, cheerily, gaily (also gayly), heartily, jocosely, jovially, merrily, mirthfully, smilingly
Words Related to happily

amusedly, exuberantly, giddily, gigglingly, joyfully, joyously

blithely, blithesomely, breezily, gladly, gladsomely, laughingly, lightheartedly, sunnily

amicably, friendlily, friendly, good-humoredly, good-naturedly, jocularly

hopefully, optimistically, sanguinely

blissfully, elatedly, euphorically, rapturously
Near Antonyms of happily

abjectly, dejectedly, despondently, disconsolately, dispiritedly, wretchedly

dolefully, dolorously, forlornly, mournfully, plaintively, sorrowfully

dourly, glumly, mirthlessly, sourly, sternly, sulkily, sullenly

blackly, dismally, drearily, gloomily, pessimistically
Antonyms of happily

bleakly, cheerlessly, darkly, heavily, miserably, morosely, unhappily

2 in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose

  • one of those rare occasions on which business and pleasure happily mixed
Synonyms of happily

appositely, appropriately, congruously, correctly, duly, fittingly, meetly, properly, right, rightly, suitably
Words Related to happily

well

acceptably, adequately, passably, satisfactorily, tolerably

decently, decorously
Near Antonyms of happily

unacceptably, unsatisfactorily

inopportunely, unfortunately, unseasonably

inappositely, inaptly, irrelevantly

awkwardly, ungracefully
Antonyms of happily

improperly, inappropriately, incongruously, incorrectly, unseemly, unsuitably, wrongly

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