Synonyms of happily

happily

adverb

ˈha-pə-lē 

1

as in cheerfully

in a cheerful or happy manner

happily accepted the invitation to dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheerfully
• brightly
• joyfully
• merrily
• gayly
• cheerily
• smilingly
• jovially
• heartily
• jocosely
• gaily
• joyously
• mirthfully
• blithely
• giddily
• gladly
• exuberantly
• laughingly
• breezily
• amusedly
• friendly
• amicably
• lightheartedly
• blissfully
• hopefully
• optimistically
• jocularly
• rapturously
• sunnily
• good-naturedly
• gigglingly
• good-humoredly
• sanguinely
• elatedly
• blithesomely
• friendlily
• euphorically
• gladsomely

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unhappily
• heavily
• miserably
• darkly
• morosely
• dejectedly
• bleakly
• despondently
• disconsolately
• abjectly
• mournfully
• sorrowfully
• wretchedly
• forlornly
• plaintively
• dolefully
• cheerlessly
• sternly
• glumly
• sullenly
• dispiritedly
• sulkily
• sourly
• dourly
• gloomily
• dismally
• pessimistically
• drearily
• dolorously
• mirthlessly
• blackly

2

as in properly

in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• properly
• correctly
• appropriately
• duly
• rightly
• suitably
• fittingly
• right
• adequately
• well
• acceptably
• congruously
• appositely
• meetly
• satisfactorily
• decently
• tolerably
• passably
• decorously

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wrongly
• incorrectly
• improperly
• inappropriately
• incongruously
• unfortunately
• unsatisfactorily
• unsuitably
• unacceptably
• unseemly
• irrelevantly
• unseasonably
• awkwardly
• inopportunely
• inaptly
• ungracefully
• inappositely

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of happily

Our trip was set to begin at the Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trailhead in Palm Beach County where the five of us met Cody, whose mom happily snapped a photo of our group with the backdrop of the expansive, blue Lake Okeechobee. —Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024

By March, happily, her teenager was in a better place mentally and emotionally. —Harvard Business Review, 25 Nov. 2024

Her love of romance blossomed in high school when unrequited crushes led her to seek happily ever afters in books and movies. —Tiara Allen, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024

Whether due to denial or the fog of addiction, Nuala remembers motherhood more happily. —Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024