HIGH-SPIRITED Synonyms: 125 Similar and Opposite Words

high-spirited

adjective

ˈhī-ˈspir-ə-təd

Definition of high-spirited

as in joyful

joyously unrestrained a high-spirited crowd loudly cheering the basketball team on

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as in spirited

marked by a lively display of strong feeling the band struck up a high-spirited march as the President's motorcade approached

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Adjective

From cute to hilarious and sometimes even weird, this year’s selection highlights joyful, inventive images.

— Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
News to Know If there was some new big furor involving the WNBA this weekend, it was overshadowed by the league’s joyful celebration of its 30th season.

— Matt Piper, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of joyful

Adjective

Photo of the Week Top of the World – Spain beat Argentina 1-0 in a bad-spirited FIFA World Cup Final to be crowned champions for the second time in their history.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 July 2026
But starting carries some cache, and there will be a spirited competition between Blount (who’s superior to Lightfoot as a run defender) and Lightfoot (a highly skilled pass rusher who’s better as a run defender than his light frame might suggest).

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

Definition of spirited

Adjective

Great literary classics are back in demand, with films and series in the vein of Wuthering Heights bringing the exuberant aesthetics of the past back to the screen.

— Kelly Niesen, Glamour, 24 July 2026
The comments and exuberant reactions from concertgoers are priceless, illustrating much better than most music documentaries about how universal and community-building music can be.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

Definition of exuberant

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Biennale president Pietrangelo Buttafuoco kicked off Thursday’s press conference with a strongly fiery rebuttal of the cut as well as a promise to challenge it in the courts.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 July 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told senators at a fiery hearing this week that the Pentagon is running short of cash, despite a massive $150 billion one-time allotment in last year's big budget bill.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026

Definition of fiery

Adjective

The three-deck sphere (hence, the name sphere class) at the heart of the ship is a lively social hub.

— Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
Stone-Robb pointed to its cliffs, ocean views, surf breaks, walkable streets, and a lively central market as the likely cause of its popularity, noting that home prices here run lower than in nearby Cascais despite a similar coastal appeal.

— Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026

Definition of lively

Adjective

As for her birth story, Lockwood says her smart and spunky 5-year-old daughter knows it all.

— Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Zann eventually got a call from casting director Meredith Layne and a screenplay with lines that were instantly familiar from her time voicing Rogue, the spunky heroine whose touch can be deadly, in the ‘90s.

— Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of spunky

Adjective

The First Omen and Servant star Free leads the ensemble as Isabel Archer, a vivacious New World ingénue who leaves America for Old World Europe, keen to experience all that life has to offer.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 20 July 2026
Game of Thrones star Tiger Free will play Isabel Archer, the vivacious New World ingénue who leaves America for Old World Europe, keen to experience all that life has to offer.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 July 2026

Definition of vivacious

Adjective

Competing in his home country of Canada against top heel champion MJF with a passionate crowd behind him felt like the perfect setting.

— Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Later, their tentative friendship turns into something more passionate — to the dismay of eavesdropping Asla, who realizes she is not the party Helge’s charm was aimed at.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 July 2026

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