Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | open to the atmosphere |
| Synonyms: | aerial, atmospheric, blowy, breezy, drafty, exposed, fluttering, fresh, gaseous, gusty, light, lofty, out-of-doors, uncluttered, vaporous, ventilated, well-ventilated, windy |
| Antonyms: | close, closed, oppressive, stuffy |
| Main Entry: | airy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | buoyant, light, or lively in nature |
| Synonyms: | animated, blithe, bouncy, cheerful, cheery, effervescent, elastic, fanciful, flippant, frolicsome, gay, graceful, happy, high-spirited, jaunty, light, light-hearted, merry, nonchalant, resilient, sprightly, volatile, whimsical |
| Antonyms: | burdensome, heavy |
| Main Entry: | aerial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | occurring in the air |
| Synonyms: | aeriform, aeronautical, airy, atmospheric, birdlike, ethereal, flying, lofty, pneumatic, up above, vaporous |
| Antonyms: | ground |
| Main Entry: | breezy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | windy |
| Synonyms: | airy, blowing, blowy, blusterous, blustery, drafty, fresh, gusty, squally, stormy |
| Antonyms: | calm, peaceful, quiet, still |
| Main Entry: | breezy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | easy, lighthearted |
| Synonyms: | airy, animated, blithe, buoyant, carefree, casual, cheerful, debonair, easy-going, effervescent, free and easy, gay, informal, jaunty, light, lively, low-pressure, peppy, racy, relaxed, sparkling, spicy, spirited, sprightly, sunny, unconstrained, vivacious |
| Antonyms: | difficult |
| Main Entry: | bright |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hopeful, promising |
| Synonyms: | airy, auspicious, benign, breezy, cheering, encouraging, excellent, favorable, golden, good, optimistic, palmy, propitious, prosperous, rosy |
| Antonyms: | depressing, horrible, threatening, unpromising |
| Main Entry: | buoyant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | light in weight |
| Synonyms: | afloat, airy, bouncy, floatable, floating, resilient, supernatant, unsinkable, weightless |
| Antonyms: | heavy, weighted |
| Main Entry: | carefree |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lighthearted, untroubled |
| Synonyms: | airy, at ease, blithe, breezy, buoyant, calm, careless, cheerful, cheery, cool, easy, easy-going, feelgood, happy, happy-go-lucky, insouciant, jaunty, jovial, laid back, radiant, secure, sunny, unanxious, unbothered |
| Notes: | carefree means free of trouble and worry and care while careless means marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful |
| Antonyms: | anxious, heavyhearted, troubled, worried |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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