Cheerful and Dark

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Cheerful

Cheerful adjective - Serving to lift one's spirits.
Usage example: a hospital with sunny, cheerful rooms that are designed to make a patient's stay as pleasant as possible
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Dark is an antonym for cheerful.
Nearby Words: cheer, cheerless, cheery, cheering, cheerfulness

Dark

Dark adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: her mind was filled with dark thoughts as she waited for the results of the medical test
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Cheerful is an antonym for dark in topics: gloomy, hair, ignorant, evil, grim.
Nearby Words: darken, darkness, darkened, darkening, darkly
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  • Black Sheep: Amongst the cheerful and dark-haired Shiba, the pessimistic and bright-haired Ichigo tends to stick out.
    Source: Fan Fic / Swinging Pendulum
  • Also noteworthy is "The Meek Shall Inherit", which starts cheerful and gradually shifts into a dark echo of its earlier verses.
    Source: Dark Reprise
  • Gate Keepers recklessly crashed back and forth in between "cheerful" and "dark", finally settling on "dark" for the sequel series.
    Source: Shoo Out the Clowns
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