Synonyms of sunny

sunny

adjective

ˈsə-nē 

1

as in bright

having or being an outward sign of good feelings (as of love, confidence, or happiness)

her sunny laughter filled the house with joy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bright
• cheerful
• radiant
• smiling
• glowing
• joyful
• merry
• dazzling
• gleaming
• happy
• laughing
• shining
• brilliant
• satisfied
• optimistic
• beaming
• aglow
• cheery
• delighted
• blissful
• luminous
• upbeat
• starry
• jovial
• effulgent
• pleased
• chipper
• mirthful
• rosy
• blithe
• joyous
• refulgent
• blooming
• thankful
• gay
• blithesome
• lightsome
• gladsome
• jocund
• gratified
• chuffed
• tickled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flat
• blank
• stoic
• listless
• unemotional
• dark
• gloomy
• gray
• black
• dismal
• depressing
• sullen
• melancholy
• glum
• darkening
• frowning
• glaring
• lowering
• glowering
• scowling

2

as in cheerful

having or showing a good mood or disposition

momentarily forgot their worries at the sight of the baby's sunny smile

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheerful
• bright
• optimistic
• cheery
• upbeat
• buoyant
• lively
• smiling
• chipper
• happy
• blithe
• merry
• joyful
• gay
• blithesome
• careless
• winsome
• lightsome
• gladsome
• rosy
• grinning
• jolly
• delighted
• hopeful
• canty
• perky
• laughing
• carefree
• blissful
• satisfied
• pleased
• vivacious
• chirpy
• sanguine
• eupeptic
• sprightly
• lighthearted
• animated
• easygoing
• jovial
• jaunty
• joyous
• lilting
• glad
• gleeful
• mirthful
• unconcerned
• cavalier
• insouciant
• boon
• happy-go-lucky
• jocund
• sprightful
• gratified
• devil-may-care
• beaming
• tickled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gloomy
• sullen
• glum
• morose
• dour
• sulky
• sad
• saturnine
• unhappy
• joyless
• dull
• unsatisfied
• sluggish
• listless
• lethargic
• blue
• torpid
• low
• melancholy
• depressed
• sorrowful
• forlorn
• down
• disconsolate
• downcast
• dejected
• droopy
• despondent
• mirthless
• hangdog
• inconsolable
• crestfallen
• brokenhearted
• disheartened
• low-spirited
• downhearted
• heavyhearted

3

as in merry

indicative of or marked by high spirits or good humor

the good-natured waitresses enhance the restaurant's sunny and cheery atmosphere

Synonyms & Similar Words

• merry
• festive
• jolly
• cheerful
• lively
• witty
• bright
• jovial
• laughing
• funny
• joyful
• happy
• gleeful
• mirthful
• jocular
• blithe
• playful
• jocose
• humorous
• smiling
• amused
• jocund
• blithesome
• amusing
• gay
• cheery
• spirited
• delighted
• carefree
• blissful
• upbeat
• lighthearted
• joking
• buoyant
• joyous
• perky
• vivacious
• radiant
• chipper
• sprightly
• exuberant
• ecstatic
• animated
• peppy
• optimistic
• frisky
• jubilant
• jaunty
• rapturous
• euphoric
• high
• bouncing
• rosy
• blessed
• easygoing
• exultant
• hilarious
• giggling
• beaming
• sportive
• flippant
• hopeful
• enraptured
• lightsome
• zippy
• frolicsome
• facetious
• sanguine
• chuckling
• comic
• comical
• unconcerned
• cavalier
• insouciant
• riotous
• gladsome
• sprightful
• thrilled
• exhilarated
• elated
• farcical
• overjoyed
• ravished
• uproarious
• happy-go-lucky
• tickled
• antic
• jesting
• entranced
• joshing
• devil-may-care
• sidesplitting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blue
• sad
• unhappy
• melancholy
• depressed
• glum
• sorrowful
• forlorn
• disconsolate
• downcast
• dejected
• aggrieved
• dispirited
• abject
• anguished
• despondent
• crying
• moody
• crestfallen
• weeping
• heartbroken
• gloomy
• brokenhearted
• disheartened
• dark
• saddened
• gray
• wailing
• dreary
• discontented
• bleak
• disgruntled
• sobbing
• black
• mournful
• dismal
• somber
• doleful
• lugubrious
• desolate
• cheerless
• depressing
• low-spirited
• sullen
• sorry
• joyless
• plaintive
• heartsick
• woeful
• morose
• downhearted
• dolorous
• miserable
• heavyhearted
• lachrymose
• saturnine
• comfortless
• moaning
• dull
• wretched
• sluggish
• woebegone
• groaning
• listless
• lethargic
• torpid

4

as in clear

not stormy or cloudy

we are hoping for a sunny weekend so we can spend time at the beach

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bright
• clear
• cloudless
• peaceful
• sunshiny
• temperate
• fair
• mild
• serene
• pleasant
• unclouded
• calm
• gentle
• balmy
• moderate
• tranquil
• placid
• clement
• fine
• halcyon

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rainy
• cloudy
• overcast
• stormy
• bleak
• turbulent
• rough
• raw
• dirty
• severe
• tempestuous
• foul
• nasty
• harsh
• inclement
• breezy
• squally
• gusty
• blustery
• sunless
• foggy
• misty
• hazy
• murky
• blustering
• soupy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sunny

Under the Sea Lean into the seaside of it all with cute nail art that nods to turquoise waters and sunny summer days. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Aug. 2026

Packing the right gear for an Alaskan cruise (sailings are between May and October) is a process, as weather can shift from dry and sunny to wet and windy. — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2026

Tuesday should serve as a break from the weather, with mostly sunny, clear skies and a high of 87 degrees expected to dip down to 70 by evening. — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

Peiffer said boaters like to anchor in that area on hot, sunny days. — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026