CHEERFULLY Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

cheerfully

adverb

Definition of cheerfully

as in happily

in a cheerful or happy manner cheerfully announced, "It's a beautiful morning!"

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Recent Examples of cheerfully Moments after sitting down at an outdoor table, Oppenheim breathes in the ocean air and starts cheerfully free-associating. — Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026 There were hundreds of bikers milling around cheerfully in the showery sunshine and proudly displaying their hogs. — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026 The camera pans across images of Boston’s historic Fenway Park and a grim-looking Schumer, contrasting those shots with footage of Collins cheerfully hobnobbing with Maine voters. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026 Lon Cheng, a Cambodian vendor who has lived in Thailand for over 20 years, cheerfully called to customers and danced along with the music behind his vegetable stall. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 The school janitor emerged from a gap in the trees, smiling cheerfully. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026 Photos of him, resplendent in his bright red 4theriders leathers, cheerfully dragging some elbow on the racetrack. — Loz Blain september 24, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026 The instrument bends to Brunious’ will, bellowing cheerfully into the night. — Tracy Teo, AJC.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Now, the apartment is back on the market — as cheerfully over the top as ever in the listing photos — with Compass brokers Haley Venn and Carl Gambino, who declined to comment. — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 16 Sep. 2026

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Adverb

He is surrounded by a parade of savvier comic archetypes — from his urbane, happily rational brother, Beralde (Dylan Baker), to his smart-aleck maid, Toinette (Rachel Bloom, giving eternal side-eye) — who have to either evade or manipulate him.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Joanne and Noah’s happily-ever-after feels more secure than ever this season — what a concept!

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of happily

Adverb

Heading to their classrooms, children in top hats, crisp white shirts and ties dash up and down a staircase decorated with a riot of brightly colored posters.

— Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
The two venues feel elegant and brightly lit, including a 17th-century hôtel particulier, or mansion, with vaulted stone ceilings on the bottom floor, and an Art Deco building across the Rue du Temple.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

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