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PLAINTIVE Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word plaintive. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For PLAINTIVE

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cheerful
adjectiveadj
adjective

• being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits

adjective satellite

• pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic

content
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are

noun

• (usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

• the state of being contented with your situation in life

• content communicating a message; what something is about

• the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.

• the amount that can be contained

• the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

• something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation

verb

• satisfy in a limited way

• make content

delighted
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• greatly pleased

• filled with wonder and delight

elated
adjectiveadj
adjective

• exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits

adjective satellite

• full of high-spirited delight

glad
adjectiveadj
adjective

• showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

noun

• any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated

adjective satellite

• eagerly disposed to act or to be of service

• feeling happy appreciation

• cheerful and bright

happy
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

adjective satellite

• marked by good fortune

• eagerly disposed to act or to be of service

• well expressed and to the point

joyous
adjectiveadj
adjective

• full of or characterized by joy

jubilant
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success

• full of high-spirited delight

satisfied
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• filled with satisfaction

• allayed

upbeat
adjectiveadj
noun

• a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous

• an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)

adjective satellite

• pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic

Alternatives for CHEERFUL

Alternatives for CONTENT

Alternatives for DELIGHTED

Alternatives for ELATED

Alternatives for GLAD

Alternatives for HAPPY

Alternatives for JOYOUS

Alternatives for JUBILANT

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