Synonyms for blithe
- adjective
Most common
cheerful joyous unconcerned insouciant uncaring blithehearted
Definitions
- adj. 1
Cheerful, happy.
Related words
- Word family
- blitheless blithely blithen blitheness blither blithesome bliss
Example sentences
- cheerful She is loved by everybody because she is cheerful.
- joyous To Boris's joyous surprise, there was a payphone there.
- unconcerned Tom said that he thought that I seemed unconcerned.
- insouciant She gave an insouciant look.
- uncaring People think you're uncaring because you never show emotion.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| blithe | rising | |
| cheerful | rising | |
| joyous | rising | |
| unconcerned | rising | |
| insouciant | rising | |
| uncaring | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- gay1
- 5 letters
- happy2, merry2, jolly2
- 6 letters
- bright1, lively2, bonnie2, joyful2, joyous2, cheery2, elated3, jovial3
- 7 letters
- buoyant2, winsome2
- 8 letters
- cheerful2, uncaring3, sportive, mirthful
- 9 letters
- vivacious3
- 10 letters
- insouciant3
- 11 letters
- indifferent3, unconcerned3
- 13 letters
- blithehearted
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (happy2 = 2 syllables).