Chipper and Melancholy

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

Usage example: you're awfully chipper this morning

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Melancholy is an antonym for chipper.

Melancholy adjective - Feeling unhappiness.

Usage example: she was a bit melancholy after her youngest child left for college

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Chipper is an antonym for melancholy.

Nearby Words: melancholic, melancholia

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Melancholy and Chipper. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/chipper/melancholy

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