| Main Entry: | animated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lively |
Synonyms: |
activated, active, alert, animate, ardent, brisk, buoyant, dynamic, ebullient, elated, energetic, energized, enthusiastic, excited, fervent, gay, happy, passionate, peppy, quick, snappy, spirited, sprightly, vibrant, vigorous, vital, vitalized, vivacious, vivid, zealous, zestful, zingy, zippy |
| Main Entry: | cheerful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happy |
Synonyms: |
airy, animated, blithe, bouncy, bright, bucked, buoyant, cheery, chipper, chirpy, contented, effervescent, enlivening, enthusiastic, full of pep, gay, glad, gladsome, good-humored, good-natured, hearty, high, hilarious, hopeful, in good spirits, in high spirits, jaunty, jocund, jolly, joyful, lighthearted, lively, merry, optimistic, peppy, perky, pleasant, roseate, rosy, sanguine, snappy, sparkling, sprightly, sunny, sunny side up, up*, upbeat, vivacious, winsome, zappy, zingy, zippy |
Antonyms: |
cheerless, depressed, gloomy, grave, heavy, melancholy, sad, serious, unhappy |
| Main Entry: | effervescent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enthusiastic, vivacious |
Synonyms: |
animated, bouncy, brash, bubbly, buoyant, ebullient, excited, exhilarated, exuberant, gleeful, happy, high-spirited, hilarious, in high spirits, irrepressible, jolly, joyous, lively, merry, mirthful, sprightly, vital, zingy |
Antonyms: |
dull, inactive, serious, sober, unenthusiastic |
| Main Entry: | exuberant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | energetic, enthusiastic |
Synonyms: |
animated, ardent, bouncy, brash, buoyant, cheerful, chipper, eager, ebullient, effervescent, elated, excited, exhilarated, feeling one's oats, frolicsome, gay, high-spirited, lively, passionate, sparkling, spirited, sprightly, vigorous, vivacious, zappy, zestful, zingy, zippy |
Antonyms: |
depressed, discouraged, lifeless, unenthusiastic, unexcited |
| Main Entry: | merry |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very happy; festive |
Synonyms: |
amusing, blithe, blithesome, boisterous, boon, carefree, cheerful, comic, comical, convivial, enjoyable, entertaining, facetious, frolicsome, fun-loving, funny, gay, glad, gleeful, grooving, hilarious, humorous, jocund, jolly, joyful, joyous, jumping, larking, lighthearted, lively, mad, mirthful, perky, pleasant, riotous, rip-roaring, rocking, rollicking, saturnalian, sportive, sunny, unconstrained, uproarious, vivacious, wild, winsome, zappy, zingy, zippy |
Antonyms: |
grave, sad, serious, sorrowful, unhappy, upset |
| Main Entry: | spirited |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lively, vivacious |
Synonyms: |
active, alert, animate, animated, ardent, audacious, avid, bold, bouncy, brave, bright, burning, chirpy, courageous, dauntless, eager, effervescent, energetic, enthusiastic, fearless, fiery, full of life, game, gingery, gritty, gutsy, high-spirited, hot, hyper, intrepid, jumping, keen, mettlesome, nervy, passionate, peppery, peppy, plucky, resolute, rocking, sharp, snappy, sparkling, sprightly, spunky, vigorous, zappy, zealous, zesty, zingy, zippy |
Antonyms: |
apathetic, depressed, dispirited, lazy, lethargic, unhappy, unlively |
| Main Entry: | sprightly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fun, vivacious |
Synonyms: |
active, agile, airy, alert, animate, animated, blithe, bouncy, breezy, bright, brisk, cheerful, cheery, chipper, chirpy, clever, dapper, dashing, energetic, fairylike, frolicsome, gay, good, grooving, hyper, jaunty, jolly, joyous, jumping, keen, keen-witted, light, lively, nimble, peppy, perky, playful, quick, quick-witted, saucy, scintillating, smart, snappy, spirited, sportive, spry, swinging, zappy, zingy, zippy |
Antonyms: |
dull, inactive, lazy, lethargic |
| Main Entry: | zippy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | energetic |
Synonyms: |
active, animated, ball of fire, brisk, chipper, dashing, dynamic, enterprising, full of energy, full of life, full of pep, high-powered, kinetic, lively, peppy, potent, powerful, snappy, speedy, spirited, sprightly, spry, strong, tireless, untiring, vigorous, vital, vivacious, zestful, zingy |
| Main Entry: | full of beans |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | healthy and energetic |
Synonyms: |
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, full of ginger, full of pep, full of piss and vinegar, full of vitality, peppy, vivacious, zingy |