merrier

ADJECTIVE

very happy; festive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amusing cheerful comical enjoyable fun-loving glad hilarious jolly joyful joyous lighthearted lively mad pleasant rollicking sunny winsome

WEAK

blithe blithesome boisterous boon carefree comic convivial entertaining facetious frolicsome funny gay gleeful grooving humorous jocund jumping larking mirthful perky riotous rip-roaring rocking saturnalian sportive unconstrained uproarious vivacious wild zappy zingy zippy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depressed disagreeable gloomy grave sad serious solemn tragic unfunny unhappy unpleasant upset

WEAK

sorrowful

Example Sentences

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There was no merrier illustration of the varieties of human experience than this runaway French hit, which was, like “Don Quixote,” translated into English by Smollett in 1748.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

The more the merrier is especially true during the holiday season.

From Barron's • Dec. 15, 2025

As long as no ribs are broken, the more, the merrier.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2023

"We were getting merrier and merrier. Suddenly the wife, who looked like Les Dawson, turned up," she later recalled.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2023

“Blast! I’m not quite sure how all of you ended up here in my house. But I daresay it feels perfectly at home having you about. The more the merrier, I suppose!”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood