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Synonyms for gleeful

Most common

cheerful joyful joyous elated

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful.

Example sentences

  • cheerful She is loved by everybody because she is cheerful.
  • joyful Beautiful fireworks conclude these two joyful days.
  • joyous To Boris's joyous surprise, there was a payphone there.
  • elated He became very elated at the news.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
gleefulrising
cheerfulrising
joyfulrising
joyousrising
elatedrising

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

By length

3 letters
gay1
4 letters
glad1
5 letters
happy2, merry2, giddy2
6 letters
lively2, joyful2, joyous2, elated3, jovial3, jocund
8 letters
cheerful2, ecstatic3, jubilant3, exultant3, mirthful
9 letters
delighted3, overjoyed3, mirthsome
11 letters
exhilarated5

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