gleeful
Brimming with mirth
Gleeful means full of glee—exuberantly happy or delighted.
The word often carries a hint of mischief or triumph: a gleeful grin spread across her face when she saw the prank had worked.
Someone gleeful isn't just happy; they're visibly, almost childishly pleased about something.
Intensely, buoyantly pleased
- overjoyedExtremely pleased, intensely glad
- ecstaticOverwhelmed with joy
- euphoricOverwhelmed with joy
- delightedFeeling great pleasure
thrilled · blissful · radiant · beaming · jubilant · buoyant · mirthful · merry
Fizzy or cheerfully animated
- effervescentFizzing with gas bubbles
- vivaciousAttractively energetic and enthusiastic
- animatedFull of life, or drawn moving
- sparklingEmitting small bright flashes
lively · peppy · perky · spirited · vibrant · zippy · zesty · energetic
Prone to tittering
- sillyFrivolous or absurd
- tickledTouched to cause laughter
- giddyDizzy or excitedly silly
- drollOddly humorous
jocular · gamesome · risible · amused · fun-loving · tittering · cackling · snickering
Playfully mischievous in manner
- roguishMischievously charming
- playfulInclined toward fun
- naughtyMildly disobedient
- cheekyPlayfully disrespectful
prankish · elfin · pixieish · arch · sly · wily · tricksy · devilish
Cheerful and without worry
- blitheCheerfully indifferent
- insouciantCarefree and unconcerned
- happy-go-luckyCheerfully indifferent to troubles
- untroubledFree from disturbance
unconcerned · easygoing · devil-may-care · fancy-free · blithesome · airy · buoyant · unburdened
Marking an achievement joyfully
- merryCheerful and lively
- jollyCheerful and lively
- convivialSociable and cheerful
- carnivalesqueSubversive festive atmosphere
Having achieved triumph
- exultantIntensely, visibly joyful
- crowingTriumphant self-praise
- gloatingSmug triumph display
- revelingLively, uninhibited celebration
celebrating · conquering · winning · smug · self-satisfied · boastful · swaggering · cock-a-hoop
elated
Intensely, buoyantly pleased
delighted · thrilled · blissful · radiant · beaming · jubilant · buoyant · mirthful · merry · jovial
bubbly
Fizzy or cheerfully animated
- effervescentFizzing with gas bubbles
- vivaciousAttractively energetic and enthusiastic
- animatedFull of life, or drawn moving
sparkling · lively · peppy · perky · spirited · vibrant · zippy · zesty · energetic · enthusiastic
giggly
Prone to tittering
droll · jocular · gamesome · risible · amused · fun-loving · tittering · cackling · snickering · chortling
impish
Playfully mischievous in manner
cheeky · prankish · elfin · pixieish · arch · sly · wily · tricksy · devilish · puckish
lighthearted
Cheerful and without worry
- blitheCheerfully indifferent
- insouciantCarefree and unconcerned
- happy-go-luckyCheerfully indifferent to troubles
untroubled · unconcerned · easygoing · devil-may-care · fancy-free · blithesome · airy · buoyant · unburdened · free-spirited
celebratory
Marking an achievement joyfully
carnivalesque · holiday · festal · cheery · gay · rollicking · carousing
victorious
Having achieved triumph
reveling · celebrating · conquering · winning · smug · self-satisfied · boastful · swaggering · cock-a-hoop
- upbeatcheerful, lighthearted, peppy, lively, animated
- childlikeinnocent, naive, wide-eyed, wonder, playful
- festive moodsfestive, merry, jolly, joyous, cheerful
- joy expressionsjoy, happiness, delight, mirth, merriment
- mischievousimpish, sly, prankster, roguish, cheeky
- contentmentcontent, satisfied, pleased, gratified, fulfilled
gleefulsad
Emotionally low
sorrowful · miserable · grief-stricken · mournful · despondent