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perky [pur-kee] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
perky [pur-kee]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: animated, happy
Synonyms: active, alert, aware, bouncy, bright, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, brisk, bubbly, buoyant, cheerful, cheery, gay, in fine fettle, jaunty, lively, spirited, sprightly, sunny, vivacious
Antonyms: depressed, gloomy
Main Entry: bubbly
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: vivacious
Synonyms: animated, bubbling, dynamic, effervescent, energetic, enthusiastic, full of beans, full of life, high-spirited, lively, peppy*, perky, sparkling, spirited, vibrant, zesty
Antonyms: dull, listless
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
Example Sentences
  • These perky infant amaranth leaves are called microgreens even though they are a gorgeous burgundy.
  • Since his medical details are a state secret, the rest of the world can only guess whether his health is as perky.
  • It didn't help that the preternaturally perky grad students didn't much care.
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Main Entry: festive
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: decorated, celebratory
Synonyms: blithe, bouncy, carnival, carnivalesque, cheery, chipper, chirpy, convivial, festal, gala, gay, gleeful, go-go, grooving, happy, hearty, holiday, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyful, joyous, jubilant, juiced up, jumping, lighthearted, merry, mirthful, peppy*, perky, rocking, snappy, swinging, upbeat, zippy
Antonyms: depressed, gloomy, somber, undecorated
Main Entry: genial
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: extremely nice and happy
Synonyms: affable, agreeable, amiable, amicable, blithe, cheerful, cheering, cheery, chipper, chirpy, congenial, convivial, cordial, easygoing, enlivening, favorable, friendly, gentle, glad, good-natured, gracious, hearty, high, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyous, kind, kindly, merry, neighborly, perky, pleasant, sociable, sunny side up, sunny*, up*, upbeat, upper, warm, warm-hearted
Antonyms: aloof, cold, cool, cranky, irritable, moody, unfriendly, unhappy
Main Entry: happy
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: in high spirits; satisfied
Synonyms: blessed, blest, blissful, blithe, can't complain, captivated, cheerful, chipper, chirpy, content, contented, convivial, delighted, ecstatic, elated, exultant, flying high, gay, glad, gleeful, gratified, intoxicated, jolly, joyful, joyous, jubilant, laughing, light, lively, looking good, merry, mirthful, on cloud nine, overjoyed, peaceful, peppy, perky, playful, pleasant, pleased, sparkling, sunny, thrilled, tickled, tickled pink, up, upbeat, walking on air
Antonyms: depressed, discouraged, dissatisfied, miserable, morose, pained, sad, sorrowful, unhappy
Main Entry: industrious
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: hardworking
Synonyms: active, assiduous, ball of fire, burning, busy, conscientious, diligent, dynamic, eager, energetic, grind*, in full swing, intent, involved, jumping, laborious, on the go, operose, perky*, persevering, persistent, plugging, productive, psyched up on, purposeful, sedulous, spirited, steady, tireless, zealous
Antonyms: idle, inactive, indolent, lackadaisical, lazy, lethargic, slack, unemployed, unproductive
Main Entry: jaunty
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: lively
Synonyms: airy, animated, bold, brash, breezy, buoyant, carefree, careless, cocky, dapper, dashing, debonair, devil-may-care, devilish, easy, exhilarated, flip*, flippant, forward, free, fresh, frisky, frolicsome, gamesome, gay, high-spirited, hilarious, impetuous, impish, impudent, jocose, joking, jolly, jovial, light, natty, nervy, perky, playful, prankish, provocative, reckless, rollicking, self-confident, showy, smart, sportive, sporty, sprightly, spruce, swaggering, trim, venturesome, vivacious
Antonyms: depressed, lethargic, lifeless
Main Entry: light
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: funny, cheery
Synonyms: airy, amusing, animated, blithe, carefree, cheerful, chipper, chirpy, diverting, dizzy, entertaining, fickle, flighty, frivolous, gay, giddy, high, humorous, lighthearted, lively, merry, perky, pleasing, sunny, sunny-side up, superficial, trifling, trivial, up, upbeat, witty
Antonyms: grave, serious, solemn
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