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Synonyms for cheerful

  • adjective

Most common

cheery bright sunny optimistic

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Adjective

1. Cheery — noticeably happy and optimistic

cheery, bright, sunny, optimistic, blithe UK, chirpy informal, happy, joyful, buoyant, jolly, light-hearted, vivacious, joyous, up-beat, merry, gleeful, pleasant, sanguine, smiling, lively, exuberant, good

Antonyms

sad, gloomy, melancholy

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Noticeably happy and optimistic.

Related words

Word family
cheerfully cheerfulness
Phrases
cheap and cheerful

Choose the right word

or Cheerful?

A little additional brightness makes him cheerful.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • sunny A sunny weekend is perfect for a mountain getaway.
  • optimistic Tom told Mary that he thought John was optimistic.
  • joyful Beautiful fireworks conclude these two joyful days.
  • cheery He seems cheery but, on the contrary, he is sad.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
cheerfulrising
sunnyrising
optimisticsteady
joyfulrising
cheeryrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
good1
5 letters
happy2, sunny2, merry2, jolly2
6 letters
bright1, lively2, joyful2, joyous2, cheery2, blithe1, chirpy2
7 letters
smiling2, buoyant2, gleeful2
8 letters
pleasant2, sanguine2
9 letters
exuberant4, vivacious3
10 letters
optimistic4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (happy2 = 2 syllables).