What is another word for merry?
927 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ mˈɛɹi], [ mˈɛɹi], [ m_ˈɛ_ɹ_i]
"Merry" is commonly used during festive seasons to refer to joy, happiness, and laughter. However, to add spice and variety to your language, there are many other synonyms that can be used instead of "merry." Some of these include joyful, festive, jolly, cheerful, gleeful, jubilant, merry-making, mirthful, and gay. Each has its own unique connotation, allowing for a broader and more nuanced description of the holiday season. For instance, while "jolly" suggests a sense of lightheartedness, "mirthful" connotes a more continuous and sustained state of joy. By exploring different synonyms, one can bring a more colorful and exciting meaning to the word "merry".
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Similar words for merry:
- airy (adjective)
- amusing (adjective)
- blithe (adjective)
- cheerful (adjective)
- jovial (adjective)
- joyful (adjective)
- lively (adjective)
- sporting (adjective)
- Panglossian (adjective)
- convivial (adjective)
- effervescent (adjective)
- facetious (adjective)
- festive (adjective)
- frolicsome (adjective)
- funny (adjective)
- gay (adjective)
- genial (adjective)
- glad (adjective)
- gleeful (adjective)
- happy (adjective)
- hilarious (adjective)
- jocular/jocose/jocund (adjective)
- jolly (adjective)
- joyful/joyous (adjective)
- light (adjective)
- lighthearted (adjective)
- optimistic (adjective)
- playful (adjective)
- rollicking (adjective)
- rose-colored (adjective)
- sporting/sportive (adjective)
- vivacious (adjective)
- waggish (adjective)
- drunk
- festive
- jocular
- joking
- noun
- other relevant words (adjective)
- other relevant words (noun)
- other relevant words (verb)
Synonyms for Merry:
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adj.
• airy • amusing- Distracting ,
- beguiling ,
- boffo ,
- campier ,
- campiest ,
- campy ,
- charming ,
- delightful ,
- diverting ,
- entertaining ,
- enthralling ,
- for grins ,
- frivolous ,
- gut-busting ,
- hilarious ,
- jokey ,
- playful ,
- pleasing ,
- recreational ,
- refreshing ,
- relaxing ,
- stimulating ,
- too funny for words ,
- Gladdening ,
- screaming .
- affable ,
- agreeable ,
- amiable ,
- bright ,
- buoyant ,
- cheery ,
- complaisant ,
- congenial ,
- cordial ,
- easygoing ,
- friendly ,
- jaunty ,
- pleasant ,
- pleased ,
- sparkling ,
- spirited ,
- sunny ,
- sunny side up ,
- up-beat ,
- warm ,
- heartiest .
- looking bright side ,
- looking the bright side ,
- looking through rose colored glasses ,
- looking through rosecolored glasses .
- back slapping ,
- clubbier ,
- clubbiest ,
- glad handering ,
- gladhandering ,
- more back slapping ,
- more back-slapping ,
- more backslapping ,
- more conversible ,
- more festal ,
- more glad handering ,
- more glad-handering ,
- more gladhandering ,
- more holiday ,
- most back slapping ,
- most back-slapping ,
- most backslapping ,
- most conversible ,
- most festal ,
- most glad handering ,
- most glad-handering ,
- most gladhandering ,
- most holiday .
- flippest ,
- in decorous ,
- in-decorous ,
- ironic ,
- irreverent ,
- more capering ,
- more ironic ,
- more jesting ,
- more punning ,
- more ridiculous ,
- more wisecracking ,
- most capering ,
- most comic ,
- most jesting ,
- most punning ,
- most wisecracking ,
- pulling leg ,
- pulling one leg ,
- pulling ones leg ,
- wry .
- GOGO ,
- go go ,
- juiced up ,
- more carnival ,
- more carnivalesque ,
- more go go ,
- more go-go ,
- more gogo ,
- more grooving ,
- more rocking ,
- most carnival ,
- most carnivalesque ,
- most go go ,
- most go-go ,
- most gogo ,
- most grooving ,
- most rocking ,
- swinging .
- impish ,
- mischievous ,
- more antic ,
- more coltish ,
- more gamesome ,
- most antic ,
- most coltish ,
- most gamesome .
- funnier ,
- gassest ,
- killing ,
- knee slapper ,
- kneeslapper ,
- more gelastic ,
- more humdinger ,
- more killing ,
- more knee slapper ,
- more knee-slapper ,
- more kneeslapper ,
- more side splitting ,
- more side-splitting ,
- most gelastic ,
- most humdinger ,
- most killing ,
- most knee slapper ,
- most knee-slapper ,
- most kneeslapper ,
- most side splitting ,
- most side-splitting ,
- riotest ,
- side splitting .
- devil may care ,
- fun loving ,
- funloving ,
- more fun loving ,
- more fun-loving ,
- more funloving ,
- more pleasure seeking ,
- more pleasure-seeking ,
- more pleasureseeking ,
- most fun loving ,
- most fun-loving ,
- most funloving ,
- most pleasure seeking ,
- most pleasure-seeking ,
- most pleasureseeking ,
- pleasure seeking ,
- pleasureseeking ,
- self assertive ,
- self-assertive ,
- selfassertive .
- high as kite ,
- more enraptured ,
- more joyous ,
- more popping ,
- most enraptured ,
- most joyous ,
- most popping ,
- sunnyside up ,
- trans ported .
- feeling oats ,
- feeling one oats ,
- feeling ones oats ,
- flirtatious ,
- more elvish ,
- more prankish ,
- most elvish ,
- most prankish ,
- tongue-in-cheek .
- more cavorting ,
- more rip roaring ,
- more rip-roaring ,
- more riproaring ,
- more romping ,
- most cavorting ,
- most rip roaring ,
- most rip-roaring ,
- most riproaring ,
- most romping ,
- rip roaring .
Other synonyms:
- gladsome .
- volatile .
- light .
Other relevant words:
- Hammered ,
- alcoholic ,
- blitzed ,
- drunk ,
- drunken ,
- hard-drinking ,
- hungover ,
- inebriated ,
- intoxicated ,
- wasted .
- Capering ,
- Cavorting ,
- Concetto ,
- FOU ,
- Facetiae ,
- Frolicking ,
- Gambolling ,
- Gamesome ,
- Gleesome ,
- Gratulate ,
- Handsel ,
- Inebrious ,
- Jeu D'esprit ,
- Jollily ,
- Kidding ,
- Larking ,
- Obfuscated ,
- Overtaken ,
- Panglossian ,
- Potulent ,
- Racketing ,
- Reeling ,
- Rejoiced ,
- Rocking ,
- Romping ,
- Saturnalian ,
- Screwed ,
- Sotted ,
- Temulent ,
- Temulentive ,
- Thank one's stars ,
- Whittled ,
- ability ,
- absurd ,
- addled ,
- agreeably ,
- airily ,
- airy ,
- alert ,
- alive ,
- amuse ,
- amuse oneself ,
- animated ,
- appoint ,
- ardor ,
- arise ,
- arrange ,
- ascertain ,
- attic ,
- awake ,
- award ,
- banquet ,
- batten upon ,
- beaming ,
- beamish ,
- beatify ,
- beautifully ,
- become popular ,
- beery ,
- befall ,
- bemused ,
- ben trovato ,
- benefaction ,
- benign ,
- besotted ,
- blessed ,
- blissful ,
- blithe ,
- blithely ,
- blithesome ,
- boast ,
- boisterous ,
- bombed ,
- bon mot ,
- bonny ,
- boon ,
- boozy ,
- bouncing ,
- bouncy ,
- bountiful ,
- bracing ,
- brand ,
- brave ,
- braw ,
- breed ,
- bright thought ,
- brilliant idea ,
- brisk ,
- browse ,
- bubbling ,
- bubbly ,
- build ,
- buxom ,
- caper ,
- carefree ,
- carol ,
- carouse ,
- celebrate ,
- celebratory ,
- charmingly ,
- cheer ,
- cheerfully ,
- cheerily ,
- cheering ,
- chipper ,
- chirp ,
- chirpy ,
- chirrup ,
- clownish ,
- coltish ,
- come ,
- comforting ,
- comic ,
- comical ,
- compliment ,
- conceit ,
- concession ,
- congratulate ,
- congratulate oneself ,
- constitute ,
- content ,
- contented ,
- contentment ,
- cordially ,
- corned ,
- crack a joke ,
- crackpot ,
- crank ,
- crapulent ,
- crapulous ,
- crazy ,
- create ,
- crisp ,
- crop ,
- cuckold ,
- cut ,
- dance ,
- dapper ,
- dashing ,
- debonair ,
- delectable ,
- delectation ,
- delight ,
- delighted ,
- delightfully ,
- demonstrate ,
- develop ,
- dexterous ,
- disguised ,
- disport ,
- disrespect ,
- dissipation ,
- divorcee ,
- dizzy ,
- do justice to ,
- donation ,
- dowager ,
- drenched ,
- droll ,
- eagerness ,
- ebullient ,
- ecstatic ,
- effervescent ,
- elevated ,
- encouraged ,
- encouraging ,
- endowment ,
- energetic ,
- energising ,
- energizing ,
- enjoy ,
- enjoy yourself ,
- enjoyable ,
- enjoyably ,
- enjoyment ,
- enliven ,
- enthusiasm ,
- epigram ,
- epigrammatic ,
- erect ,
- establish ,
- euphoric ,
- excited ,
- exhilarate ,
- exhilarated ,
- exhilarating ,
- exquisitely ,
- exuberant ,
- exult ,
- faculty ,
- fantastic ,
- far-gone ,
- farcical ,
- feast ,
- feast upon ,
- feed upon ,
- felicitate ,
- felicitous ,
- felicity ,
- festal ,
- flippant ,
- flourish ,
- flustered ,
- fool around ,
- foolish ,
- form ,
- fortunate ,
- fortunately ,
- free ,
- fresh ,
- frisk ,
- frisky ,
- frolic ,
- frosty ,
- fuddled ,
- full ,
- full of beans ,
- full of life ,
- full of pep ,
- fun-loving ,
- funny ,
- gaily ,
- gala ,
- gambol ,
- game ,
- genially ,
- giddy ,
- gift ,
- gladden ,
- gladly ,
- gladness ,
- gleefully ,
- glorious ,
- go ,
- good ,
- goofy ,
- gorgeously ,
- graciously ,
- grand ,
- grant ,
- grass widow ,
- grass widower ,
- gratifying ,
- graze ,
- groggy ,
- grooving ,
- happen ,
- happily ,
- happiness ,
- happy-go-lucky ,
- heartwarming ,
- hearty ,
- high ,
- high-spirited ,
- hilariously ,
- homophile ,
- hopeful ,
- howling ,
- hug oneself ,
- humorous ,
- hurrah ,
- hysterical ,
- in good spirits ,
- in high spirits ,
- in liquor ,
- in one's cups ,
- inane ,
- inebriate ,
- jape ,
- jest ,
- jibe ,
- jocund ,
- joke ,
- joking ,
- jovial ,
- jovially ,
- joyfully ,
- joyous ,
- joyously ,
- jump for joy ,
- jumping ,
- junket ,
- kid ,
- kid around ,
- kind ,
- kindly ,
- kittenish ,
- kooky ,
- laughable ,
- laughing ,
- laughter-loving ,
- leap ,
- levity ,
- life-affirming ,
- lightly ,
- lightsome ,
- live ,
- live on ,
- loony ,
- lucky ,
- ludicrous ,
- mad ,
- madcap ,
- make fun of ,
- make game of ,
- make merry ,
- marvellous ,
- marvelous ,
- maudlin ,
- mellow ,
- merrily ,
- merrymaking ,
- mirthful ,
- mot ,
- muddled ,
- muzzy ,
- nappy ,
- natty ,
- nicely ,
- nimble-witted ,
- nipping ,
- nippy ,
- nonsensical ,
- nutty ,
- on the loose ,
- overcome ,
- overjoyed ,
- peppy ,
- perky ,
- play the fool ,
- play tricks ,
- pleasantly ,
- pleasingly ,
- pleasurable ,
- pleasure ,
- prankish ,
- prettily ,
- primed ,
- prosper ,
- prosperous ,
- prove ,
- puckish ,
- pun ,
- queer ,
- quick-witted ,
- quiddity ,
- quip ,
- quirk ,
- quodlibet ,
- racy ,
- raddled ,
- raffish ,
- rakish ,
- rally ,
- rapturous ,
- rattling ,
- readily ,
- refreshful ,
- regale ,
- rejoice ,
- rejoicing ,
- relict ,
- resilient ,
- revel ,
- rhapsodic ,
- riant ,
- ridiculous ,
- riotous ,
- rip-roaring ,
- risible ,
- romp ,
- rose-colored ,
- sally ,
- satisfied ,
- satisfying ,
- scintillation ,
- scoff ,
- sewed up ,
- side-splitting ,
- silly ,
- sing ,
- skip ,
- slapstick ,
- slightly ,
- smart ,
- smashed ,
- smiling ,
- snappish ,
- snappy ,
- sodden ,
- softly ,
- soluble ,
- sort ,
- spanking ,
- spiffy ,
- spirituel ,
- sport ,
- sportive ,
- sprightly ,
- springy ,
- spruce ,
- squiffy ,
- standing joke ,
- successful ,
- summery ,
- sunlit ,
- sunnily ,
- sunshiny ,
- take place ,
- talent ,
- terrific ,
- thinly ,
- thrive ,
- tiddly ,
- tight ,
- tipsy ,
- tonic ,
- top-heavy ,
- toy ,
- tremendous ,
- triumph ,
- twinkly ,
- type ,
- unconstrained ,
- under the influence ,
- up ,
- upbeat ,
- uplifting ,
- uproarious ,
- variety ,
- vital ,
- vivacious ,
- wacky ,
- waggish ,
- wanton ,
- warmheartedly ,
- watchful ,
- well-pleased ,
- whimsical ,
- whipping ,
- whippy ,
- widow ,
- widower ,
- wild ,
- willingness ,
- winsome ,
- wish one joy ,
- witticism ,
- witty ,
- wonderful ,
- wondrous ,
- zany ,
- zappy ,
- zingy ,
- zippy .
- Conversible ,
- Gelastic ,
- Tickled ,
- Warm-hearted ,
- amusing ,
- back-slapping ,
- backslapping ,
- can't complain ,
- carnivalesque ,
- cheerful ,
- clubby ,
- elvish ,
- feeling one's oats ,
- festive ,
- flipper ,
- floating on air ,
- flying high ,
- frolicsome ,
- full of fun ,
- fun ,
- gagged up ,
- gasser ,
- gay ,
- genial ,
- glad ,
- glad-handering ,
- gleeful ,
- go-go ,
- good-humored ,
- goodlooking ,
- happy ,
- high as a kite ,
- jocular ,
- jolly ,
- joyful ,
- keeping the faith ,
- knee-slapper ,
- laid back ,
- larkish ,
- lighthearted ,
- lively ,
- looking good ,
- looking on bright side ,
- looking on the bright side ,
- looking through rose-colored glasses ,
- lots of laughs ,
- not serious ,
- on top of world ,
- optimistic ,
- pleasure-seeking ,
- pulling one's leg ,
- punning ,
- putting one on ,
- rioter ,
- riproaring ,
- rollicking ,
- screamer ,
- sporting ,
- sportspersonlike ,
- sunny-side up ,
- tickled to death ,
- tongue in cheek ,
- walking on air ,
- wisecracking ,
- zesty .
- Caned ,
- DUI ,
- Slaughtered ,
- Slewed ,
- WINO ,
- air ,
- alcoholism ,
- alky ,
- battered ,
- beatific ,
- beer goggles ,
- believe ,
- binge drinking ,
- bittersweet ,
- blasted ,
- blind drunk ,
- bliss ,
- bliss (sb) out ,
- blissed out ,
- blotto ,
- booze bus ,
- boozer ,
- breezy ,
- brighten ,
- buck ,
- buzzed up ,
- charmed ,
- cheer (sb) up ,
- chuffed ,
- clear head ,
- cloud ,
- cockeyed ,
- delirious ,
- dipsomania ,
- dipsomaniac ,
- drink problem ,
- drinking problem ,
- drive ,
- drop ,
- drunk driving ,
- drunk-dial ,
- dry ,
- dry out ,
- enraptured ,
- epicurean ,
- exalted ,
- far gone ,
- few ,
- float ,
- footloose ,
- fulfilled ,
- glee ,
- gruntled ,
- half-cut ,
- happy camper ,
- hard drinker ,
- head ,
- incandescent ,
- influence ,
- intoxicate ,
- intoxicating ,
- intoxication ,
- jacked up ,
- jump ,
- legless ,
- loaded ,
- loved up ,
- lush ,
- made up ,
- many ,
- million ,
- mirth-loving ,
- moon ,
- mullered ,
- nostalgic ,
- paralytic ,
- pickled ,
- pie-eyed ,
- piss artist ,
- pissed ,
- pisshead ,
- pisspot ,
- plastered ,
- pledge ,
- proud ,
- proudly ,
- rat-arsed ,
- roaring ,
- seventh ,
- shikker ,
- shit-faced ,
- sloshed ,
- soak ,
- sober ,
- sober (sb) up ,
- sobriety ,
- sot ,
- soused ,
- sozzled ,
- stewed ,
- stone-cold sober ,
- straight ,
- swoon ,
- tanked up ,
- teetotal ,
- temperance ,
- thrilled ,
- tippler ,
- tired ,
- top ,
- transport ,
- trolleyed ,
- wagon ,
- walk ,
- well oiled ,
- whacked ,
- wiped out ,
- worse ,
- wrapped ,
- wrecked .
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How to use "Merry" in context?
Being merry is not a necessity, but it's an added bonus when you can enjoy your day. Small things can turn into huge celebrations when done correctly, like when your boss says "have a merry Christmas" and you share the same idea. Others might view it as simply enjoying the moment, like when a family member arrives unexpectedly and you both just open your arms and hug.
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Equivalence
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Proper noun, singular
happy.
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Verb, past tense
happy.
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Proper noun, singular
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Independent
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Adjective
cheery, chipper, felicitous, jolly.
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Proper noun, singular
Cries, companions.
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Adverb
jolly.
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Interjection
pippin.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Verb, gerund or present participle
happy.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
happy.
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Verb, base form
happy.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
Homophones for Merry:
- maori, munro, meir, miro, mayor, marrow, mammary, mayer, mohair, mirror, monroe, Mary I, moneyer, maimer, moirae, mary, mimer, menorah, maria, moor, manner, morrow, manor, meniere, moray, marry, miri, Mr., mire, Mary Ii, menurae, mari, murre, maar, mere, mohria, manure, Moro, murray, menhir, mainer, myrrh, memory, more, memoir, muir, man hour, mower, moon ray, mummer, mimir, Merrie, mri, mummery, moaner, menura, myanmar, mr, miry, moirai, mare, monera, moire, mara, marri, monomer, murrow, mar, minor, moon-ray, menorrhea, moore, mwera, monario, miner.
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