Antonyms for cheerful

Antonyms for (adj) cheerful

Main entry: cheerful

Definition: being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits

Usage: her cheerful nature; a cheerful greeting; a cheerful room; as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be

Antonyms: cheerless, depressing, uncheerful

Definition: causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy


Antonyms: sad

Definition: experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness


Main entry: cheerful, upbeat, pollyannaish

Definition: pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic

Antonyms: pessimistic

Definition: expecting the worst possible outcome


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