Synonyms of cheery

cheery

adjective

ˈchir-ē 

1

as in cheerful

having or showing a good mood or disposition

a cheery grin on the host of the holiday party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheerful
• bright
• optimistic
• sunny
• upbeat
• smiling
• buoyant
• chipper
• happy
• lively
• blithe
• merry
• joyful
• grinning
• careless
• blithesome
• gay
• gladsome
• winsome
• jolly
• delighted
• hopeful
• chirpy
• rosy
• perky
• lightsome
• satisfied
• canty
• pleased
• laughing
• animated
• vivacious
• sanguine
• jovial
• sprightly
• lighthearted
• jaunty
• eupeptic
• carefree
• joyous
• gleeful
• easygoing
• lilting
• blissful
• unconcerned
• mirthful
• glad
• insouciant
• cavalier
• happy-go-lucky
• jocund
• boon
• sprightful
• gratified
• devil-may-care
• tickled
• beaming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gloomy
• glum
• sullen
• morose
• dour
• sulky
• sad
• saturnine
• unhappy
• joyless
• unsatisfied
• dull
• sluggish
• listless
• lethargic
• blue
• torpid
• melancholy
• sorrowful
• depressed
• forlorn
• low
• downcast
• disconsolate
• dejected
• despondent
• mirthless
• droopy
• crestfallen
• hangdog
• down
• disheartened
• inconsolable
• brokenhearted
• downhearted
• low-spirited
• heavyhearted

2

as in bright

serving to lift one's spirits

a cheery, unexpected compliment can really make another person's day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheerful
• bright
• cheering
• glad
• gay
• sparkling
• radiant
• gleaming
• heartening
• gladdening
• heartwarming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gloomy
• gray
• dark
• bleak
• dreary
• depressing
• dismal
• cheerless
• discouraging
• drab
• dull
• colorless
• black
• disheartening
• desolate
• lackluster
• lusterless
• dispiriting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cheery

As the attractive secretary, she is forced to fend off not only Hart’s advances (with the cheery but firm dexterity of a woman with no alternative and many years of practice) but also the chilly scorn of her female colleagues. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

From the 3-by-3 level select screen to the cheery, synth soundtrack, this Mega Man game looks and sounds just like a Mega Man game. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026

That translated into custom upholstery; fabrics sourced from textile sellers Merchant & Mills and Notting Hill’s Cloth Shop; DeVol sconces; and cheery ruffled skirting in the kitchen. — Dipal Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026

The grape has truly found its spiritual home in New Zealand, where winemakers generally make cheap and cheery versions sporting aromas and flavors of cut grass, green herbs, green apple, and melon. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026