Synonyms for joyful

Most common

joyous · jubilant · blissful · happy

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Adjective

Antonyms

sorrowful, sad, solemn

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Feeling or causing joy.

   Her joyful smile lit up the room.

Example sentences

• cheerful She is loved by everybody because she is cheerful.
• joyous To Boris's joyous surprise, there was a payphone there.
• blissful Gabor and Martha had a totally blissful relationship.
• jubilant A festive, jubilant crowd thronged Berlin’s historic Brandenburg Gate.
• encouraging Tom keeps encouraging Mary to do things on her own.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

glad¹

5 letters

happy², merry², jolly²

6 letters

joyous², elated³, jovial³, blithe¹

7 letters

buoyant², gleeful², gladful

8 letters

cheerful², ecstatic³, blissful², euphoric³, jubilant³, exultant³, beatific, mirthful

9 letters

delighted³, overjoyed³

11 letters

encouraging⁴

12 letters

exhilarating⁵

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

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