Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

The word "cheerful" can be used as adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

depressed depressing miserable sad

Derived Terms

cheap and cheerful cheerfulize cheerfully cheerfulness cheerfulsome overcheerful uncheerful

Derived From

cheer

Related Terms

glad happy optimistic pleasant

Similar Terms

beaming beaming beamish beamish blithe blithesome buoyant buoyant cheery cheery chipper chirpy debonair debonaire debonaire gay glad happy jaunty light hearted light-hearted lighthearted lightsome optimistic perky smiling sunny twinkly

Synonym Network

bright bubbly cheerly ebullient happy joyful merry optimistic pollyannaish vivacious

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