Cheerful and Sunless

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Cheerful adjective - Having or showing a good mood or disposition.

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Sunless is an antonym for cheerful.

Sunless adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.

Usage example: mental patients who were once condemned to spend their lives in the sunless confines of a state asylum

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Cheerful is an antonym for sunless.

Nearby Word: sun

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Sunless and Cheerful. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cheerful/sunless

Cheerful & Sunless. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cheerful/sunless>.

Sunless or Cheerful. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cheerful/sunless.

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