PERKY Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

perky

adjective

ˈpər-kē

Definition of perky

as in energetic

having much high-spirited energy and movement a perky cheerleader

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Recent Examples of perky Dial it over to Sport mode, and the VLE is properly perky, leaping forward with just a modest flex of your right ankle. — Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 19 June 2026 The sunny season is really just heating up, but Palmer has been turning out look after look in anticipation of summer, this perky ponytail included. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 18 June 2026 The day shift also starts making factory-work jokes, with Rekha playing a perky do-bee who just wants to make the boss happy, and Lily adopting an agitator role, demanding workman’s comp and trying to spark revolt. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 16 June 2026 What happens when a vivacious, perky, wannabe actress moves across the hall from two Caltech physicists whose idea of a big Saturday night is a rousing game of Dungeons and Dragons? — Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for perky

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Adjective

The smart money was on the colorful, energetic Sinclair with a ready answer and the catchy acronym.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
But the last two decades have been filled with challenges for McClatchy, whose chain of newspapers across the Central Valley and beyond was once known for its energetic journalism and independent streak.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of energetic

Adjective

Hals was lively and irreverent; Rembrandt dealt with subjects altogether more weighty.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 18 Sep. 2026
The playful cherry design introduces a pop of color that contrasts beautifully with the deep glittery brown, adding a whimsical flair that keeps the overall look fresh and lively.

— Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of lively

Adjective

Both players are intense and animated competitors, and their fan bases' are fiercely loyal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
David helped with a connection with Garner Holt Productions, which designs animated figures, show systems and special effects for major theme parks worldwide.

— Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of animated

Adjective

Instead of looking only at raw home prices, an investor can track the rent-to-income ratio and the pending-active listing ratio.

— Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Salicylic acid, the same active dermatologists have leaned on for facial acne for decades, is now showing up in 360-degree body mists engineered to hit the places your hands can’t.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of active

Adjective

Fall in Europe brings with it brisk temperatures that make sightseeing an utter joy, thinner crowds that leave room for locals, and an opportunity to experience cities in their most authentic light.

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
Travelers willing to brave the brisk ocean winds are rewarded with quieter beaches, fewer visitors, and generally lower lodging rates.

— Sierra Vandervort, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of brisk

Adjective

To imagine the natural world not as a passive resource but as an animate collaborator would be to reorder more than aesthetic categories, demanding another relation to our environment.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, ARTnews.com, 29 May 2026
Zugunruhe is the itinerant desire of any animate being to keep moving and growing.

— Big Think, Big Think, 6 May 2026

Definition of animate

Adjective

Peter Max, whose cheerful graphic images helped define 1960s hippie and Summer of Love culture, has died at age 88, reports The New York Times.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
But poll respondents weren’t particularly cheerful about the ideas of Democrats either, or of Democratic Socialists, who have been much in the news of late.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of cheerful

Adjective

The track, which also prominently features Anuel AA and Ñengo Flow, is filled with racy and at times ludicrous double entendres which create an intoxicating romp, driven in turn by a bouncing and infectious rhythm.

— Andrew R. Chow, Time, 22 Nov. 2022
My bush was big and bouncing, transcendent and absolutely outasight, baby.

— Michaela angela Davis, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2022

Definition of bouncing

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