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Synonyms of joyously

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Another word for joyously is happily. Other synonyms of joyously are gladly, cheerfully, merrily, joyfully and cheerily.

Synonyms and similar words for joyously

adverbIn a joyful manner; joyfully.

  • gailyMerrily.
  • mirthfullyIn a mirthful manner; happily.
  • blessedlyHappily, joyfully; fortunately.
  • bubblinglyIn a bubbling manner; full of cheerfulness and energy.
  • cheerfullyIn a cheerful manner.
  • 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.
  • gladlyIn a glad manner; happily.
  • happilyIn a happy or cheerful manner; with happiness.
  • joyfullyIn a joyful manner; joyously.
  • lightheartedlyIn a lighthearted manner, cheerfully, with joy.
  • merrilyIn a cheerful or merry way.
  • chearfully obsolete
  • cheerly archaicCheerily, cheerfully, heartily; briskly.
  • gayly datedCheerfully; in a gay manner.

Meaning of joyously

  1. adverb In a joyful manner; joyfully.

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Questions about synonyms of joyously

What is another word for joyously?
Joyously has 17 synonyms on Word.ws, such as happily, gladly, cheerfully, merrily, joyfully, cheerily, lightheartedly and genially.
What does joyously mean?
Joyously means in a joyful manner; joyfully.

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