Jolly Synonyms and Antonyms

jŏlē
Festive
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. convivial
  2. enjoyable
  3. holidayish
Antonyms:
  1. gloomy
  2. unhappy
  3. miserable
  4. sad
A yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. conviviality
  2. jocosity
  3. jolly-boat
  4. jocularity
  5. jocundity
  6. joviality
Be silly or tease one another
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. kid
  2. chaff
  3. josh
  4. banter
To a moderately sufficient extent or degree
(Adverb)
Synonyms:
  1. reasonably
  2. moderately
  3. pretty
  4. somewhat
  5. fairly
  6. middling
  7. passably

Words Related to Jolly

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Jolly Sentence Examples

  • Evidently some jolly excitement was going on there.

  • I have finished my border off with a rather jolly dragon.

  • What jolly times they must have at--!

  • No matter where you are, you are sure to find a jolly holiday parade during November or December.

  • It was at Cambridge that Armitage found his talent for writing catchy, jolly tunes that were popular with his fellow undergraduates.

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