Synonyms of happily
18 similar words · 1 opposite word
Another word for happily is cheerfully. Other synonyms of happily are joyously, merrily, joyfully, gladly and cheerily. The opposite of happily is sadly.
Synonyms and similar words for happily
adverbIn a happy or cheerful manner; with happiness.
- cheerfullyIn a cheerful manner.
- joyouslyIn a joyful manner; joyfully.
adverbWith good will; in all happiness; willingly.
- gladlyIn a glad manner; happily.
adverbBy chance; perhaps.
adverbMore synonyms
- blessedlyHappily, joyfully; fortunately.
- bubblinglyIn a bubbling manner; full of cheerfulness and energy.
- cheerilyIn a cheerful manner; with a cheery demeanour.
- eudaemonicallyHappily; in such a way as to lead to happiness.
- eupepticallyIn a eupeptic or cheerful manner; cheerfully.
- geniallyIn a genial manner; gaily; cheerfully.
- joyfullyIn a joyful manner; joyously.
- lightheartedlyIn a lighthearted manner, cheerfully, with joy.
- merrilyIn a cheerful or merry way.
- mirthfullyIn a mirthful manner; happily.
- chearfully obsolete
- cheerly archaicCheerily, cheerfully, heartily; briskly.
- gaily datedMerrily.
- gayly datedCheerfully; in a gay manner.
Opposite of happily
adverbMore antonyms
Meaning of happily
- adverb In a happy or cheerful manner; with happiness.
- adverb By good chance; fortunately, successfully.
- adverb With good will; in all happiness; willingly.
happily in other languages
Questions about synonyms of happily
- What is another word for happily?
- Happily has 18 synonyms on Word.ws, such as cheerfully, joyously, merrily, joyfully, gladly, cheerily, lightheartedly and genially.
- What is the opposite of happily?
- The opposite of happily is sadly.
- What does happily mean?
- Happily means in a happy or cheerful manner; with happiness.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: happily (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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