good spirits
Feeling quite chipper
Good spirits describes a cheerful, optimistic mood or state of mind: She's been in good spirits since getting the promotion.
The phrase treats emotional states as if they were animating forces within a person.
Someone in good spirits is upbeat and positive, ready to engage pleasantly with others.
The opposite is low spirits or bad spirits.
- gleeExuberant, often impish delight
- cheerfulnessState of bright spirits
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
- on cloud nineExtremely elated state
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
spring in step · merriment · euphoria · conviviality · life of party · optimism · glass half full · well-being · elation · hopefulness · sunny disposition · gaiety · jubilation · radiance · mirth · felicity · positivity · pep talk
- well wishesget well soon, feel better, bless you, take care, speedy recovery
good spiritslow spirits
Emotional state of sadness
depression · melancholy · gloom · dejection · despondency
good spiritsdespair
Total absence of hope
hopelessness · discouragement · demoralization · defeatism · pessimism
good spiritsdespair
Total absence of hope
hopelessness · desolation · anguish · wretchedness · malaise
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