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Synonyms for jovial

  • adjective

Most common

merry jolly joyous mirthful

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Merry — cheerful and good-humoured; jolly, merry

merry, jolly, joyous, mirthful, convivial, good-natured, joyful, mellow, gleeful, gay, genial, cheery, hearty, festive, blithe, hilarious, exultant, glad, boon, jocund, gladsome, blithesome

Antonyms

sad, melancholy, lugubrious

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Cheerful and good-humoured; jolly, merry.

Related words

Word family
joviality jovialness

Example sentences

  • jolly He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf.
  • joyous To Boris's joyous surprise, there was a payphone there.
  • convivial It was a convivial group that enjoyed being together.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
jovialrising
jollyrising
joyousrising
convivialrising
mirthfulrising

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

By length

3 letters
gay1
4 letters
glad1, boon1
5 letters
merry2, jolly2
6 letters
joyful2, hearty2, joyous2, mellow2, cheery2, genial2, blithe1, jocund
7 letters
festive2, gleeful2
8 letters
exultant3, mirthful, gladsome
9 letters
hilarious4, convivial4
10 letters
blithesome

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (merry2 = 2 syllables).

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