Synonyms for JOYFUL
ˈdʒɔɪ fəljoy·ful

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1. joyful

   Happy primarily refers to something that comes "by good hap," a chance that brings prosperity, benefit, or success.

   And grasps the skirts of happy chance.

   Tennyson In Memoriam lxiii, st. 2.

   In this sense happy is closely allied to fortunate and lucky. (See FORTUNATE.) Happy has, however, so far diverged from this original sense as to apply to advantages where chance is not recognized, or is even excluded by direct reference to the divine will, when it becomes almost equivalent to blessed.

   Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth.

   Job v, 17.

   Happy is also applied to the ready dexterity or skill by which favorable results (usually in minor matters) are secured, when it becomes a synonym for dexterous, felicitous, and the associated words; as, he has a happy wit; happy at retort (compare CLEVER). In its most frequent present use, happy is applied to the state of one enjoying happiness, or to that by which happiness is expressed; as, a happy heart; a happy face; happy laughter; happy tears (compare synonyms for HAPPINESS). Cheerful applies to the possession or expression of a moderate and tranquil happiness. A cheery word spontaneously gives cheer to others; a cheering word is more distinctly planned to cheer and encourage. Gay applies to an effusive and superficial happiness (often not really worthy of that name) perhaps resulting largely from abundant animal spirits: we speak of gay revelers or a gay horse. A buoyant spirit is, as it were, borne up by joy and hope. A sunny disposition has a constant tranquil brightness that irradiates all who come within its influence.

   Compare synonyms for GRIEF.

   Synonyms:
   blessed, blissful, blithe, blithesome, bright, buoyant, cheerful, cheering, cheery, delighted, delightful, dexterous, felicitous, fortunate, gay, glad, happy, jocund, jolly, joyous, lucky, merry, mirthful, pleased, prosperous, rapturous, rejoiced, rejoicing, smiling, sprightly, successful, sunny

   Preposition:
   A happy event for him; happy at a reply; happy in his home, with his friends, among his children; happy at the discovery, over his success.

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1. joyful

   Synonyms:
   happy, joyous, gladsome, blissful

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1. joyfuladjective

   full of or producing joy

   "make a joyful noise"; "a joyful occasion"

   Synonyms:
   gleeful, jubilant, elated

   Antonyms:
   elegiac, mournful, lamenting, mourning(a), tearful, brokenhearted, sorrowing(a), dolourous, dolorous, heartsick, bitter, lugubrious, grief-stricken, sad, bereaved, grievous, woebegone, heartrending, tormented, weeping, sorrowful, joyless, grieving, tortured, plaintive, heartbroken, anguished, woeful, bereft, heartbreaking, wailful, lachrymose, wailing

2. elated, gleeful, joyful, jubilantadjective

   full of high-spirited delight

   "a joyful heart"

   Synonyms:
   exulting, elated, exultant, joyful, triumphant, rejoicing, prideful, jubilant, triumphal, gleeful

   Antonyms:
   heartsick, tearful, wailful, woebegone, lachrymose, lugubrious, heartrending, dolourous, woeful, grievous, sad, bitter, weeping, sorrowful, heartbreaking, sorrowing(a), joyless, wailing, bereft, grief-stricken, plaintive, heartbroken, mourning(a), dolorous, mournful, tortured, tormented, elegiac, lamenting, brokenhearted, bereaved, anguished, grieving

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1. joyfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   glad, joyous, merry, buoyant, happy, jocund, blithe, blithesome, jolly, jovial, delighted

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1. joyfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   joyous, glad, elated, jubilant, exhilarating, happy, buoyant, merry, encouraging, felicitous

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1. List of paraphrases for "joyful":

   merry, happy, joyous, cheerful, cree

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1. Jennifer Lopez:

   My favorite thing about Max is Jennifer Lopez sense of humor and Jennifer Lopez incredible vocabulary. Also your big heart, my favorite thing about Jennifer Lopez is her joyful demeanor -- shes always happy -- and her artistic qualities, and I love to hear her sing.

2. Michael Curry:

   You could visually see a relationship -- we saw that. And it was contagious in the room, you could feel it in the church and people were happy. They were happy and joyful and thankful, and you know what we need some joy in this world.

3. Ivon Fajardo:

   He was youthful. He was full of life. He liked to dance. He liked to sing. He was really joyful, we would get together on the weekend and enjoy each other's company. Now, that he's not here. It's not going to be the same.

4. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   A friend is he who can feel your heart's beating and dance with it when it is joyful, cry with it when it is torn, and inspire when it is in need.

5. Philip Bailey:

   Being joyful and positive was the whole objective of our group. Our goal was to reach all the people and to keep a universal atmosphere -- to create positive energy, all of our songs had that positive energy. To create uplifting music was the objective.