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sparkly

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Synonyms & Antonyms of sparkly

as in bright, cheerful

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for sparkly

bright,
buoyant,
cheerful,
chipper,
chirpy,
chirrupy,
effervescent,
upbeat

agile,
nimble,
spry

eager,
enthusiastic,
keen

agog,
alert,
awake,
open-eyed,
up,
wide-awake

frolicsome,
impish,
pixieish,
playful

dapper,
dashing,
spiffy

boisterous,
bubbly,
ebullient,
exuberant,
high-spirited

active,
airy,
animate,
animated,
bouncing,
brisk,
energetic,
frisky,
gay,
jaunty,
jazzy,
kinetic,
lively,
mettlesome,
peppy,
perky,
pert,
pizzazzy
(or pizazzy),
racy,
snappy,
spanking,
sparky,
spirited,
sprightly,
springy,
vital,
vivacious,
zippy

high-strung,
nervous,
skittish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for sparkly

dead,
inactive,
inanimate,
lackadaisical,
languid,
languishing,
languorous,
leaden,
lifeless,
limp,
listless,
spiritless,
vapid

indolent,
lazy,
unambitious

inert,
lethargic,
sleepy,
sluggish,
tired,
torpid,
weary

apathetic,
impassive,
phlegmatic,
stolid

boring,
dull,
irksome,
tedious

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“Sparkly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sparkly. Accessed 23 Jan. 2021.

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