Cheerily and Wailfully

Opposite meaning words

Cheerily adverb - In a cheerful or happy manner.

Show all Definitions

Wailfully is an antonym for cheerily.

Nearby Words: cheer, cheerful, cheery, cheerfully

Wailfully adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.

Usage example: the lost child wailfully kept asking for his mother

Show all Definitions

Cheerily is an antonym for wailfully.

Cite this Source

Wailfully and Cheerily. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cheerily/wailfully

Cheerily & Wailfully. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cheerily/wailfully>.

Wailfully or Cheerily. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cheerily/wailfully.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "cheerily" and "wailfully" have occurred on timeline