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cheerily

ADVERB
gladly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cheerfully cordially enthusiastically freely gleefully gratefully heartily readily warmly willingly
WEAK
acquiescently ardently beatifically blissfully blithely contentedly delightedly delightfully ecstatically enchantedly felicitously gaily genially jocundly jovially joyfully joyously lovingly merrily paradisiacally passionately pleasantly pleasingly pleasurably rapturously sweetly with good grace with pleasure with relish zealously zestfully
Antonyms
STRONGEST
unwillingly
WEAK
sadly unhappily

Example Sentences

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It plays out cheerily as a kind of vaudeville show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

He cheerily repeated this in the media, which might have been forgivable if it had been true, but results showed that it was demonstrably untrue.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2025

We've all been cheerily instructed to do more with less, often without basic tools.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2025

The two could civilly debate the issues of the day while cheerily disagreeing with each other—serving as a model of bipartisan debate and domesticity.

From Slate • Nov. 1, 2024

David called cheerily, “Here, Nat! Sit by us! We’ve saved you a place!”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham