Another word for joyful

Airy, blithe, and beside oneself with joy are another word for joyful. Sad and miserable are the opposites of joyful. On this page, find 83 synonyms for joyful, parts of speech, and examples of joyful sentences.

Joyful synonyms

Joyful means feeling, expressing, or causing great happiness and delight, characterized by a sense of cheerfulness and exuberance.

  • Airy
  • Beaming
  • Beside oneself with joy
  • Blissful
  • Blithe
  • Blithesome
  • Breezy
  • Bright
  • Bubbly
  • Buoyant
  • Carefree
  • Cheerful
  • Cheering
  • Cheery
  • Chipper
  • Chirpy
  • Cock-a-hoop
  • Content
  • Contented
  • Delighted
  • Delightful
  • Ebullient
  • Ecstatic
  • Effervescent
  • Elated
  • Euphoric
  • Exuberant
  • Festive
  • Full of hope
  • Full of the joys of spring
  • Gay
  • Genial
  • Glad
  • Gladdening
  • Gladsome
  • Gleeful
  • Good-humoured
  • Good
  • Gratified
  • Gratifying
  • Grinning
  • Happy-go-lucky
  • Happy
  • Heart-warming
  • Hopeful
  • In good spirits
  • In high spirits
  • Jaunty
  • Jocund
  • Jolly
  • Jovial
  • Joyous
  • Jubilant
  • Laughing
  • Light-hearted
  • Merry
  • Mirthful
  • Of good cheer
  • On cloud nine/seven
  • On top of the world
  • Optimistic
  • Over the moon
  • Overjoyed
  • Peart
  • Peppy
  • Pleasing
  • Positive
  • Radiant
  • Smiley
  • Smiling
  • Sparkling
  • Sparky
  • Sprightly
  • Sunny
  • Thrilled
  • Untroubled
  • Unworried
  • Upbeat
  • Welcome
  • Without a care in the world
  • Wrapped
  • Celebratory

Joyful sentences

  • She felt joyful on her wedding day.
  • The children’s laughter was joyful and loud.
  • He had a joyful reunion with family.
  • Their joyful celebration lasted all night.
  • Her smile was genuinely joyful and warm.

Joyful parts of speech

Adjective