JOYOUSLY Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

joyously

adverb

Definition of joyously

as in joyfully

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Recent Examples of joyously But those scenes of coming together joyously around this team, this diverse team, this remarkable team from all points, [Folarin] Balogun himself a birthright citizen leading this. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026 At the same time, the episode still leaves space for slower beats, including some joyously non-essential downtime moments. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026 Uzbek fans have reveled in the chance to showcase their country and culture, staying behind long after the matches ended to pose for photos as steppe warriors, give away the country's ubiquitous embroidered duppy skullcaps, or just joyously dance to drums. — Charles Maynes, NPR, 27 June 2026 There's a joyously wacky energy to this broad comedy on the whole, giving Rudd an interesting arc to play. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 7 June 2026 The team joyously celebrated the end of their regular season with a pool party, taco bar and more soccer, a news release stated. — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2026 The idea is to be joyously surrounded by music, not constantly clocking your journey like a fitness app. — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 4 June 2026 Skeletor, meanwhile, was joyously evil, the sort of scenery-chewing villain who's crying out for a moustache to twirl. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 June 2026 At one point, the prince jumped out of his seat, joyously celebrating the team's 18th victory this season. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 21 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for joyously

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As the jingle continues, the surrounding people come together, joyfully singing with Kelce while holding containers of urine.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
Do not go lightly, but go joyfully because riding the tundra mountain wilderness may be your ultimate connection with the natural world—and your role in it as a legitimate hunter.

— Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of joyfully

Adverb

At times, his psychological explanations may seem almost too orderly for a woman who lived so exuberantly in disorder.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
The piece that Toni, a trans woman, performs (written by Barton) is exuberantly erotic and scathingly confrontational; afterward, Lauren, called up to the stage by Toni, delivers a reading of her own.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of exuberantly

Adverb

Sherman is sitting across from Kerry Washington and Miley Cyrus, who bounce in their seats and gossip giddily with one another.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026
There was the viral pleasure and even pride in seeing foreigners encounter Buc-ee’s with reverential appreciation or giddily experience industrial quantities of Mountain Dew Baja Blast at Taco Bell.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of giddily

Adverb

Wagoner eventually recovers and the two cheerfully finish the song to applause.

— Stephanie Vander Wel, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026
At the top end, suites are spacious and cheerfully appointed, with smartly outfitted living rooms, double sinks in the bathrooms, robes, and patterned ceramics.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheerfully

Adverb

In 2016, Brexiteers imagined that other European countries would follow their example and cheerily recover absolute sovereignty as liberated nation-states.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Ashley Graham, co-founder of Lucci Lambrusco, cheerily celebrates the brand at Pizzeria Portofino in Chicago on July 15.

— Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Definition of cheerily

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Spending more time crafting weak-salsa anti-Latino jokes than improving the lives of Latinos — that’s the racist swamp the president and his team happily fester in.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Leaving him was necessary, and the woman is now happily remarried.

— David H. Rosmarin, Time, 29 Aug. 2026

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