CHEERFUL: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CHEERFUL?

Need another word that means the same as “cheerful”? Find 39 synonyms and 30 related words for “cheerful” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Cheerful” are: pollyannaish, upbeat, happy, jolly, merry, bright, glad, sunny, joyful, joyous, light-hearted, in good spirits, in high spirits, sparkling, bubbly, exuberant, ebullient, elated, gleeful, breezy, airy, cheery, sprightly, jaunty, animated, radiant, smiling, grinning, laughing, mirthful, frolicsome, pleasant, attractive, agreeable, cheering, uplifting, friendly, welcoming, comfortable

Cheerful as an Adjective

Definitions of "Cheerful" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “cheerful” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits.
• Noticeably happy and optimistic.
• Pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic.
• Causing happiness by its nature or appearance.

Synonyms of "Cheerful" as an adjective (39 Words)

agreeable	Prepared to agree or consent. A cheerful and agreeable companion.
airy	Having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air. The conservatory is light and airy.
animated	Having life or vigor or spirit. An animated version of the classic fairy tale.
attractive	Pleasing or appealing to the senses. A book with attractive illustrations.
breezy	Abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes. The text is written in a breezy matter of fact manner.
bright	Made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing reflecting a sheen or glow. These young people have a bright future ahead of them.
bubbly	(of a person) full of cheerful high spirits. A bright and bubbly personality.
cheering	Shouting for joy or in praise or encouragement. A cheering crowd.
cheery	Bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer. A cheery hello.
comfortable	With a wide margin. A comfortable victory.
ebullient	(of liquid or matter) boiling or agitated as if boiling. She sounded ebullient and happy.
elated	Exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits. Dozens of elated fans welcomed the champions home.
exuberant	Joyously unrestrained. Exuberant over the top sculptures.
friendly	(of a person) on good or affectionate terms. A government friendly to our interests.
frolicsome	Lively and playful. Frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes.
glad	Causing happiness. Glad of the fire s warmth.
gleeful	Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful. She gave a gleeful chuckle.
grinning	Smiling broadly. She looked at Mick s grinning face.
happy	Willing to do something. I can t say they looked too happy about it but a deal s a deal.
in good spirits	Directed or bound inward.
in high spirits	Directed or bound inward.
jaunty	Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners. Walked with a jaunty step.
jolly	Full of or showing high-spirited merriment- Wordsworth. We had a very jolly time.
joyful	Feeling, expressing, or causing great pleasure and happiness. A joyful occasion.
joyous	Full of or characterized by joy. Scenes of joyous celebration.
laughing	Showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness. Laughing children.
light-hearted	Carefree and happy and lighthearted.
merry	Offering fun and gaiety. The streets were dense with merry throngs of students.
mirthful	Full of or showing high-spirited merriment. Mirthful laughter.
pleasant	Affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings. Pleasant sensations.
pollyannaish	Pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic.
radiant	Of an appliance designed to emit radiant energy especially for cooking or heating. He praised her radiant self confidence.
smiling	Smiling with happiness or optimism. It s nice to see everyone s smiling faces.
sparkling	Shining with brilliant points of light like stars. Sparkling wine.
sprightly	Full of spirit and vitality. A sprightly young girl.
sunny	(of a person or their temperament) cheery and bright. A sunny smile.
upbeat	Cheerful; optimistic. He was upbeat about the company s future.
uplifting	Inspiring happiness, optimism, or hope. An uplifting story of triumph over adversity.
welcoming	Behaving in a polite or friendly way to a guest or new arrival. A welcoming smile.

Usage Examples of "Cheerful" as an adjective

• A cheerful room.
• How can she be so cheerful at six o'clock in the morning?
• As cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be.
• A cheerful voice.
• Her cheerful nature.
• Cheerful news.
• The room was painted in cheerful colours.
• A cheerful greeting.

Associations of "Cheerful" (30 Words)

affability	The quality of having a friendly and good-natured manner. An air of benign affability.
amiability	The quality of having a friendly and pleasant manner; geniality. His good natured amiability.
amiably	In a friendly and pleasant manner. Soon everyone was chatting amiably.
beatific	Feeling or expressing blissful happiness. A beatific smile.
blissful	Providing perfect happiness or great joy. In blissful ignorance.
cheerfulness	The quality of causing happiness. His cheerfulness made everyone feel better.
companionable	(of a situation) relaxed and pleasant because shared with friends or friendly people. They walked in companionable silence.
cuddly	Denoting a toy, especially a model of an animal, that is padded or spongy and covered in soft fabric. A cuddly toy.
elated	Full of high-spirited delight. Dozens of elated fans welcomed the champions home.
extrovert	Relating to denoting or typical of an extrovert. His extrovert personality made him the ideal host.
extroverted	At ease in talking to others. She is extroverted confident and gives rousing lectures.
exultant	Joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success. He waved to the exultant crowds.
geniality	A disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to. He was endowed with geniality and good humour.
glad	Feeling pleasure or happiness. A glad May morning.
grin	Smile broadly. A silly grin.
happy	Satisfied with the quality or standard of. Spent many happy days on the beach.
hearty	(of food) wholesome and substantial. A formidably hearty spinster of fifty five.
hilarity	Great merriment. By midnight the hilarity had increased.
joyful	Feeling, expressing, or causing great pleasure and happiness. Make a joyful noise.
laugh	An act of laughing. Come along it ll be a laugh.
laughter	The action or sound of laughing. He roared with laughter.
lighthearted	Carefree and happy and lighthearted. Her lighthearted nature.
maniacal	Suffering from mania. His maniacal obsession with conspiracy theories.
optimistic	Hopeful and confident about the future. Previous estimates of whale numbers may be wildly optimistic.
smile	Express with a smile. At first fortune smiled on him.
smiling	Smiling with happiness or optimism Lewis Carroll. Smiling is still a big part of the job.
smirk	Smile in an irritatingly smug, conceited, or silly way. He smirked in triumph.
snicker	Give a half-suppressed, typically scornful laugh; snigger. He could imagine them snickering as he passed.
sociable	(of a place, occasion, or activity) characterized by friendliness or social interaction. A very sociable little village.
upbeat	Pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic. The town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles.