What are the opposite words for sorrowful?
Sorrowful is a term used to describe a very sad feeling. Antonyms for sorrowful are words that have the opposite meaning or convey happiness, joy, or contentment. Some common antonyms for sorrowful include elated, cheerful, excited, exuberant, contented, glad, delighted, and thrilled. These terms are used to describe a jovial, pleasant or exultant mood, which is opposite to the sad feelings one might experience when feeling sorrowful. Using these antonyms in your writing or daily conversation will help you to sound more expressive and improve your communication skills.
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- successful
- cheerful
- emotional
- beatific
- blissful
- blithe
- happy
- overjoyed
- upbeat
- breezy
- delighted
- delirious
- ecstatic
- elated
- exultant
- festive
- glad
- gleeful
- jubilant
- merry
- optimistic
- rapt
- rosy
- sunny
- triumphant
- all
- very happy
- easy, lighthearted
- joyful/joyous
- excited; very happy
- very happy, blissful
- decorated, celebratory
- tickled
- in high spirits; satisfied
- extremely happy
- very happy; festive
- believing positively
- absorbed, fascinated
- cheerful, hopeful
- very upset; grieving
- bright, clear (referring to weather)
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
- successful
- cheerful
- emotional
- beatific
- blissful
- blithe
- happy
- overjoyed
- upbeat
- breezy
- delighted
- delirious
- ecstatic
- elated
- exultant
- festive
- glad
- gleeful
- jubilant
-
merry
- facetious,
- rip-roaring,
- Larking,
- Rocking,
- Saturnalian,
- fun-loving,
- fun loving,
- funloving,
- more fun loving,
- more fun-loving,
- more funloving,
- more larking,
- more rip roaring,
- more rip-roaring,
- more riproaring,
- more saturnalian,
- most fun loving,
- most fun-loving,
- most funloving,
- most grooving,
- most larking,
- most rip roaring,
- most rip-roaring,
- most riproaring,
- most saturnalian,
- rip roaring,
- riproaring,
- zappiest.
- optimistic
- rapt
- rosy
- sunny
- triumphant
- all
- very happy
- easy, lighthearted
- joyful/joyous
- excited; very happy
- very happy, blissful
- decorated, celebratory
- tickled
- in high spirits; satisfied
- extremely happy
- very happy; festive
- believing positively
-
absorbed, fascinated
- rapt.
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cheerful, hopeful
- rosy.
- very upset; grieving
- bright, clear (referring to weather)
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Other relevant words
- animated,
- august,
- beaming,
- beneficent,
- boon,
- bouncing,
- careless,
- cavalier,
- cheering,
- commanding,
- content,
- dignified,
- easygoing,
- encouraged,
- encouraging,
- energetic,
- exalted,
- excited,
- exuberant,
- exultant,
- exulting,
- frisky,
- gladdened,
- glorious,
- grand,
- great,
- grinning,
- helpful,
- hopeful,
- insouciant,
- jaunty,
- jubilant,
- lightsome,
- lively,
- lofty,
- mighty,
- noble,
- optimistic,
- peppy,
- perky,
- rejoicing,
- rosy,
- sanguine,
- smiling,
- spirited,
- sprightly,
- springy,
- sublime,
- superb,
- superior,
- thrilled,
- triumphant,
- vital,
- vivacious,
- zippy,
- Buoyed,
- Sprightful,
- heartened.
- Other antonyms
Antonym of the day
wreathes
- Antonyms:
- uncover, unwrap, stay.
