Synonyms of mirth

mirth

noun

ˈmərth 

as in glee

a mood characterized by high spirits and amusement and often accompanied by laughter

as charming as your mutual mirth is, could you refrain from nudging each other and giggling during class?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glee
• cheerfulness
• merriness
• festivity
• cheer
• hilarity
• merriment
• joviality
• mirthfulness
• joyfulness
• gleefulness
• gaiety
• humor
• cheeriness
• joking
• gayness
• brightness
• reveling
• jocundity
• funning
• frivolity
• levity
• jollity
• playfulness
• revelry
• jollification
• jocularity
• giddiness
• buoyancy
• lightheartedness
• jesting
• buffoonery
• sunniness
• joyousness
• insouciance
• vivacity
• flippancy
• jocosity
• sportiveness
• animation
• liveliness
• jubilance
• rejoicing
• jauntiness
• joshing
• clownishness
• perkiness
• jocoseness
• rollicking
• gamesomeness
• good-naturedness
• frolicking
• gamboling
• good-humoredness
• jest
• romping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sorrow
• sadness
• unhappiness
• melancholy
• dejection
• gloom
• depression
• blues
• bile
• seriousness
• earnestness
• spleen
• gravity
• forlornness
• despondence
• solemnity
• discontent
• sourness
• grimness
• soberness
• woe
• mournfulness
• disgruntlement
• darkness
• moodiness
• plaintiveness
• blackness
• joylessness
• misery
• solemnness
• gloominess
• graveness
• glumness
• mourning
• desolation
• wretchedness
• heartbreak
• sobersidedness
• desolateness
• woefulness
• dolefulness
• dolorousness
• miserableness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mirth

Woods noted that the same personality traits — the mischief, the mirth, the rowdiness — that ran counter to Iowa’s rigid culture are celebrated in Kittle today. — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2026

Well, Gigi is the winner of nine Oscars out of nine nominations—but comes across as nails-on-chalkboard to those who don’t find mirth in this art form. — Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair, 16 Mar. 2026

The two no longer spar on air, so expect mirth rather than rancor at Foxwoods’ Premier Theater. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026

From arena-filling funnymen to big-name package tours, there will be plenty of mirth and mayhem in local venues. — Bob Mehr, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 9 Feb. 2026