Synonyms of jovial
68 similar words · 60 opposite words
Another word for jovial is merry. Other synonyms of jovial are cheerful, joyous, overjoyed, convivial and hearty. The opposite of jovial is sad.
Synonyms and similar words for jovial
adjectiveCheerful and good-humoured; jolly, merry.
- berserkWildly joyous; ecstatic.
- blissed out
- blithe
- buoyant
- chirpy informal
- blithesomeHappy or spriteful; carefree.
- bonnie
- brightIn good spirits; happy, optimistic.
- cheerfulNoticeably happy and optimistic.
- cheeryIn a good mood, happy, cheerful.
- chuffed
- cock-a-hoopExultant, very happy, triumphant.
- content
- contentedSatisfied.
- convivialHaving elements of a feast or of entertainment, especially when it comes to eating and drinking, with accompanying...
- delighted
- ebullient
- ecstatic
- elatedExtremely happy and excited; delighted; pleased, euphoric.
- enthusiastic
- euphoric
- excited
- exhilaratedIn a state of high spirits.
- exuberant
- exultantVery happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure.
- fat and happy
- gassed
- gay
- gayfulFull of gaiety or cheerfulness; cheery; gay; lively.
- giddy
- glad
- gladsomeMarked by joy or gladness; happy, joyous, or light-hearted.
- gleefulExuberantly or triumphantly joyful.
- gleesomeCharacterised or marked by glee; gleeful; joyous.
- happy
- heartyCheerful; vivacious.
- hyped
- high on life
- joyfulFeeling or causing joy.
- joyousFull of joy; happy.
- merryJolly and full of high spirits; happy.
- mirthsomeFull of mirth.
- on cloud nineIn a state of elation; very happy; blissful.
- overjoyedVery happy.
- overjoyousExtremely happy or celebratory; overjoyed.
- over the moonDelighted, thrilled.
- pacific
- perky
- placated
- pleased
- satisfied
- stokedFeeling excitement or an exciting rush; exhilarated.
- thrilledExtremely excited or delighted.
- tickled pinkVery pleased; delighted; thrilled.
- triumphant
- vivacious
- happy as a clamVery happy and carefree.
- happy as a clam at high waterSynonym of happy as a clam.
- happy as a larkVery happy (sometimes with the extra connotations of being carefree or unaware of grimmer realities).
- happy as a pig in mudVery happy or content.
- happy as a pig in shitExtremely happy; obviously satisfied and carefree.
- happy as a princeThoroughly contented.
- happy as LarryExtremely happy and carefree.
- happy as the day is long
- merry as a cricketVery merry or cheerful.
- merry as a grigVery merry or cheerful.
- cheerly archaicCheerful, gay; not gloomy.
- wealful obsolete
Opposite of jovial
adjectiveCheerful and good-humoured; jolly, merry.
- saturnineOf a person: having a tendency to be cold and gloomy.
- atrabiliary
- atrabilious
- blitheless
- dispiritedWithout energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.
- blue
- bummed outDepressed, disappointed, in a gloomy mood.
- chapfallenCrestfallen, dejected.
- cheerlessDevoid of cheer; gloomy.
- chopfallenSynonym of chapfallen.
- crestfallen
- cut up Australia, UK
- damp figuratively
- dejectedSad and dispirited.
- depressed
- despondentIn low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
- disgruntledIn a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour.
- disconsolate
- disheartenedDiscouraged, despairing.
- dismal
- dolefulFilled with grief, mournful, bringing feelings of sadness.
- dolesomeCharacterised or marked by sorrow and grief; doleful; dismal; gloomy.
- down
- down in the dumpsSad; lacking engagement or enthusiasm.
- down in the mouthSad or discouraged, especially as indicated by one's facial appearance.
- downcast
- downheartedSad, discouraged, in low spirits, unhappy, having no hope.
- downsomeLow-spirited; melancholy.
- dull
- elegiac
- elegiousMelancholy, miserable, plaintive.
- forlorn
- gloomy
- glumDespondent; moody; sullen.
- grief-strickenVery sad.
- grievingFeeling or showing sorrow or distress due to loss, especially the death of someone.
- heavy-heartedSad, melancholic.
- heartsoreHeartsick.
- heartsickVery despondent or sorrowful; heartsore.
- inconsolableNot consolable; unable to be consoled or comforted, usually due to grief, disappointment, or other distress.
- infelicitous
- jawfallen
- joylessWithout joy; unhappy, sad.
- lachrymoseTearful, sorrowful, sad, pertaining to tears, weeping, causing tears or crying.
- low
- low-spiritedDisheartened, feeling low, in low spirits.
- lugubriousGloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.
- melancholic
- melancholy
- miserable
- moody
- mopeyGiven to moping; in a depressed condition, low in spirits; lackadaisical.
- moroseSullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour.
- mournful
- plaintiveSounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.
- Plutonian
- Plutonic
- querulousOften complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining.
- ruthful
- sadFeeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.
Meaning of jovial
- adjective Cheerful and good-humoured; jolly, merry.
- adjective Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Jupiter; having the characteristics of a person under such influence (see sense 1).
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Questions about synonyms of jovial
- What is another word for jovial?
- Jovial has 68 synonyms on Word.ws, such as merry, cheerful, joyous, overjoyed, convivial, hearty, exultant and mirthsome.
- What is the opposite of jovial?
- The opposite of jovial is sad. Other antonyms of jovial are cheerless, saturnine, heavy-hearted, low-spirited and grieving.
- What does jovial mean?
- Jovial means cheerful and good-humoured; jolly, merry.
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