SPARKLY Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

sparkly

adjective

Definition of sparkly

as in cheerful

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Recent Examples of sparkly Away from Ali, Maro’s playful energy has a taut intensity, while Dalia, donning a sparkly outfit, lets off steam on club dance floors and in casual hookups. — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026 New York City just got a little more sparkly, as Harry Styles kicked off the 30-date residency of his global Together, Together tour at Madison Square Garden, turning the Manhattan arena into the ultimate dance club for the next two months. — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2026 Notable changes include a rising demand for moissanite jewelry — a diamond alternative with similar hardness and a sparkly rainbow shine. — Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 In addition to fall-perfect dresses and separates, there are also plenty of chances to plan ahead for holiday dressing with lush velvet dresses with plaid trim, sparkly sequin numbers, voluminous ruffled minidresses and more. — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sparkly

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Adjective

Even as a brutal heat wave threatened to smother the energy, the fest felt like a cheerful coming-out party—an announcement of the political commitments of a generation of mainstream artists more famous for singing about the self than about society.

— Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
The cheerful voice of a guide on a mic booms through the open-air cab of each old-timey bus.

— Sonjirose Chin, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of cheerful

Adjective

The effervescent fizz of Ocean’s Eleven came as a bit of a surprise at the time, though Soderbergh has since established himself as one of the most versatile filmmakers in modern movie history.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
Different perspective Matthew is typically a high-energy, effervescent and extroverted kid.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of effervescent

Adjective

And while Foy is appealing as the indefatigable mother, Garfield leans too heavily into manic cutesiness as the endlessly chirpy father who at times seems less grown-up than his children.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
After New Year’s our mother dumps it, with all the glossy families and chirpy letters, in the trash.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026

Definition of chirpy

Adjective

Toward the end of the show, a female model came trundling down the runway, adorned in one of the collection’s more elegant coats crafted from a buoyant faux fur.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
The class of buoyant new distributors who arrived at TIFF two years ago with fresh cash and big talk has thinned out considerably.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of buoyant

Adjective

Wasn’t the entire point of season two making both the audience and Ted realize all the ways in which his ultra-chipper attitude and impenetrable optimism were a mask for decades of repressed sadness?

— Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2023
The chipper Brydon, recommitted to his family after his infidelities in the second installment, is enjoying greater professional success.

— Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 19 May 2020

Definition of chipper

Adjective

De Zerbi will take encouragement from Savio’s bright debut, with the £85million recruit from Manchester City looking bright and threatening, without executing on the final action.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The Casita looks good enough to sit on a desk and those super bright RGB LED’s really glow.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026

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