JOYOUSLY Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

joyously

adverb

Definition of joyously

as in joyfully

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Recent Examples of joyously Still, weight loss and some subtle injectable treatments have been interpreted as something to be joyously celebrated with you-go-girl enthusiasm. — Marci Robin, Allure, 18 Oct. 2026 When Oscar halfheartedly tries to throw a ball into one of the set’s prop cubes and improbably makes the shot, the whole set goes joyously nuts, with the performers leaping up to embrace him and cavort around him. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026 Newcomer Jorge Mateo delivered the winning run with a liner to left, and the Rays joyously celebrated their third walk-off win. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2026 Prolific and versatile, Richard Linklater has been one of the most joyously unpredictable filmmakers for more than 35 years. — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 But those scenes of coming together joyously around this team, this diverse team, this remarkable team from all points, [Folarin] Balogun himself a birthright citizen leading this. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026 Uzbek fans have reveled in the chance to showcase their country and culture, staying behind long after the matches ended to pose for photos as steppe warriors, give away the country's ubiquitous embroidered duppy skullcaps, or just joyously dance to drums. — Charles Maynes, NPR, 27 June 2026 There's a joyously wacky energy to this broad comedy on the whole, giving Rudd an interesting arc to play. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 7 June 2026 The team joyously celebrated the end of their regular season with a pool party, taco bar and more soccer, a news release stated. — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyously

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Editor’s pick More picks The Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians returns, joyfully, to 51 acres in the San Gabriel foothills.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
And transforms into a person that just lets her freak flag fly, joyfully.

— Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of joyfully

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The piece is an exuberantly hopeful and unabashedly patriotic look at America and its possibilities that seems downright defiant in such a deeply cynical and divided time in the nation’s history.

— Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
At times, his psychological explanations may seem almost too orderly for a woman who lived so exuberantly in disorder.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of exuberantly

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As demonstrated in Hijack and Lupin, Kay has a special knack for elevating standard-issue thriller material into giddily addicting TV with his above-average command of storytelling basics.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
Sherman is sitting across from Kerry Washington and Miley Cyrus, who bounce in their seats and gossip giddily with one another.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of giddily

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The character cheerfully insisted that Scotch whisky, the Garden of Eden, and most other worthwhile inventions had originated in his homeland.

— Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
Moments after sitting down at an outdoor table, Oppenheim breathes in the ocean air and starts cheerfully free-associating.

— Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of cheerfully

Adverb

Daunt asked merrily, and led me in a zigzag through the parking lot of the Adnams brewery, then out to the bookshop, a chip-shop-size storefront with a blue exterior.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
For the handful of teams chasing a pennant this month, life rolls merrily along.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of merrily

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Your server, wearing a conductor’s hat, cheerily shakes them up in front of you.

— Lisa Shames, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
In 2016, Brexiteers imagined that other European countries would follow their example and cheerily recover absolute sovereignty as liberated nation-states.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

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