Synonyms for cheerful

Adjective

1. cheerful (vs. cheerless), beaming, glad, beamish, smiling(prenominal), twinkly, blithe, blithesome, lighthearted, lightsome, buoyant, chirpy, perky, cheering, cheery, gay, sunny, chipper, debonair, debonaire, jaunty, glad (vs. sad), glad, happy

usage: being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be"

2. cheerful, pollyannaish, upbeat, optimistic (vs. pessimistic)

usage: pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic