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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

The medium cheerily explained that she could make the voices come and go as she pleased.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2025

"Have you got a bad back?" the receptionist asked cheerily.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2024

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

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