Cheerfulness and Depression

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Cheerfulness

Cheerfulness noun - A mood characterized by high spirits and amusement and often accompanied by laughter.
Usage example: his constant cheerfulness makes him a pleasure to be around
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Antonyms for Cheerfulness
Depression is an antonym for cheerfulness in happiness topic.
Nearby Words: cheer, cheerful, cheerfully

Depression

Depression noun - A state or spell of low spirits.
Usage example: we threw our friend a party just to jar him out of his depression
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Antonyms for Depression
Cheerfulness is an antonym for depression in topics: despair, concavity, economic decline.
Nearby Words: depress, depressed, depressing, depressive, depressor
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Both words in one sentence

  • Mood-Swinger She could go from cheerfulness to aggressiveness, restrained calm to unbridled anger, fury to depression or despair to happiness.
    Source: Mood-Swinger
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Depression and Cheerfulness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cheerfulness/depression
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