Antonyms for high spirits

Grammar : Noun

Definition of high spirits

As in joie de vivre : noun cheerfulness
As in levity : noun funniness, silliness
As in life : noun animation, spirit
As in mood : noun state of mind
As in pep : noun vim, vigor
As in peace of mind : noun mental freedom
As in buoyancy/buoyance : noun lightness in spirit
As in gleefulness : noun gaiety
As in humorousness : noun humor
As in jocoseness : noun gaiety
As in jocosity : noun humor
As in jocularity : noun gaiety
As in jocundity : noun gaiety
As in jolliness : noun gaiety
As in joviality : noun gaiety
As in jubilance : noun exultation
As in ludicrousness : noun humor
As in merriness : noun gaiety
As in mirthfulness : noun gaiety
As in ebullience : noun enthusiasm
As in effervescence : noun enthusiasm, vivacity
As in elation : noun extreme happiness
As in euphoria : noun extreme happiness
As in exhilaration : noun great happiness, excitement
As in exuberance : noun energy, enthusiasm
As in exultation : noun celebration, reveling
As in gaiety : noun happiness, celebration
As in animation : noun liveliness; activity
As in gladness : noun happiness
As in humor : noun comedy, funniness

Example sentences :

He was in high spirits that first day of Sidney's operating-room experience.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

The name seemed to fall like a wet blanket on the high spirits of the crowd.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

But rolling to the feast on the top of the omnibus the Professor lost his high spirits.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

The scamps were in high spirits, seeming much pleased with their haul.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

We rode away westward in the full sunshine that morning, in high spirits.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

Nelson, having bought his pony, came home with it in high spirits.
Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey

So, my dear, the enterprise requires courage and high spirits, you see!
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

And Lumley threw himself back in his carriage in high spirits.
Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

When at last they quitted the bedroom they seemed in high spirits.
Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola

Miss Dawes, who had been in high spirits, now took a moment for reflection.
Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Synonyms for high spirits

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