Synonyms of happily

happily

adverb

ˈha-pə-lē 

1

as in cheerfully

in a cheerful or happy manner

happily accepted the invitation to dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheerfully
• brightly
• joyfully
• merrily
• gayly
• cheerily
• smilingly
• jovially
• heartily
• jocosely
• gaily
• joyously
• mirthfully
• blithely
• giddily
• gladly
• exuberantly
• laughingly
• breezily
• amusedly
• friendly
• amicably
• lightheartedly
• blissfully
• hopefully
• optimistically
• jocularly
• rapturously
• sunnily
• good-naturedly
• gigglingly
• good-humoredly
• sanguinely
• elatedly
• blithesomely
• friendlily
• euphorically
• gladsomely

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unhappily
• heavily
• miserably
• darkly
• morosely
• dejectedly
• bleakly
• despondently
• disconsolately
• abjectly
• mournfully
• sorrowfully
• wretchedly
• forlornly
• plaintively
• dolefully
• cheerlessly
• sternly
• glumly
• sullenly
• dispiritedly
• sulkily
• sourly
• dourly
• gloomily
• dismally
• pessimistically
• drearily
• dolorously
• mirthlessly
• blackly

2

as in properly

in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose

one of those rare occasions on which business and pleasure happily mixed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• properly
• correctly
• appropriately
• duly
• rightly
• suitably
• fittingly
• right
• adequately
• well
• acceptably
• congruously
• appositely
• meetly
• satisfactorily
• decently
• tolerably
• passably
• decorously

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wrongly
• incorrectly
• improperly
• inappropriately
• incongruously
• unfortunately
• unsatisfactorily
• unsuitably
• unacceptably
• unseemly
• irrelevantly
• unseasonably
• awkwardly
• inopportunely
• inaptly
• ungracefully
• inappositely

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of happily

Layered in glass jars with custard and slices of fresh berries, these desserts should have kids and kid-minded adults happily scooping them up. —John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025

The shoot was long, intense and hot, but Watkins and Green both credit the crew, their fellow actors and, happily, each other, for creating a collegiate atmosphere on set. —Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025

Cuevas also found his happily ever after, welcoming his first child with then-fiancée Aubrey Rainey in April 2021. —Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025

This wasn't the man in the movies, happily telling funny backwoods stories to make his points, as a preacher does to lead into his homily. —arkansasonline.com, 12 Feb. 2025