jaunty

The word “jaunty” has 2 syllables: jaun-ty

It's pronounced as /ˈdʒɔːnti/


What is synonym and antonym for jaunty?

In the thesaurus, “jaunty” has 105 synonyms and 35 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for jaunty along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for jaunty

  • active
  • agile
  • agog
  • airy
  • alert
  • animate
  • animated
  • awake
  • boisterous
  • bold
  • bouncing
  • brash
  • breezy
  • bright
  • brisk
  • bubbly
  • buoyant
  • carefree
  • careless
  • cheerful
  • chipper
  • chirpy
  • chirrupy
  • cocky
  • dapper
  • dashing
  • debonair
  • devil-may-care
  • devilish
  • eager
  • easy
  • ebullient
  • effervescent
  • energetic
  • enthusiastic
  • exhilarated
  • exuberant
  • flip
  • flippant
  • forward
  • free
  • fresh
  • frisky
  • frolicsome
  • gamesome
  • gay
  • high-spirited
  • high-strung
  • hilarious
  • impetuous
  • impish
  • impudent
  • jazzy
  • jocose
  • joking
  • jolly
  • jovial
  • keen
  • kinetic
  • light
  • lively
  • mettlesome
  • natty
  • nervous
  • nervy
  • nimble
  • on the go
  • open-eyed
  • peppy
  • perky
  • pert
  • pixieish
  • pizazzy
  • pizzazzy
  • playful
  • prankish
  • provocative
  • racy
  • reckless
  • rollicking
  • self-confident
  • showy
  • skittish
  • smart
  • snappy
  • spanking
  • sparkly
  • sparky
  • spiffy
  • spirited
  • sportive
  • sporty
  • sprightly
  • springy
  • spruce
  • spry
  • swaggering
  • trim
  • up
  • upbeat
  • venturesome
  • vital
  • vivacious
  • wide-awake
  • zippy

Antonyms for jaunty

Meanings of jaunty

  • noun
    1. A master-at-arms onboard a Royal Navy ship.
  • adjective
    1. Airy; showy; finical.
    2. (by extension) Characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.
    3. Dapper or stylish.
    4. Ostentatiously self-confident.

Example Sentences

  • Despite the rain, she wore a jaunty hat that brightened her demeanor.
  • His jaunty stride reflected his confidence as he entered the room.
  • The sailor's jaunty salute conveyed his pride in his ship.
  • With a jaunty whistle, he strolled down the street, greeting everyone he passed.
  • The music had a jaunty beat that made it impossible not to tap your foot along.

On this page you'll find 140 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to jaunty, such as: active, agile, agog, airy, alert, animate, animated.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • active
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  • animated
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  • brash
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  • bubbly
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  • dapper
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  • elated
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  • high-spirited
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  • jaunty
  • jazzy
  • keen
  • kinetic
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  • nervous
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  • peppy
  • perky
  • pert
  • pixieish
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  • playful
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  • skittish
  • snappy
  • spanking
  • sparkly
  • sparky
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  • spirited
  • sprightly
  • springy
  • spry
  • up
  • upbeat
  • vital
  • vivacious
  • wide-awake
  • zestful
  • zippy

racy

waggish

  • amusing
  • antic
  • arch
  • artful
  • blithe
  • bubbly
  • cheerful
  • clowning
  • coltish
  • comical
  • coy
  • crafty
  • cunning
  • devilish
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  • energetic
  • frisky
  • frolicsome
  • funny
  • gamesome
  • gay
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  • jesting
  • jocular
  • jocund
  • joking
  • jolly
  • joyous
  • kittenish
  • knavish
  • leprechaunish
  • lighthearted
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  • mirthful
  • misbehaving
  • mischievous
  • naughty
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  • pixie
  • pixieish
  • pixy
  • playful
  • prankish
  • puckish
  • rascally
  • riling
  • roguish
  • scampish
  • sly
  • snappy
  • spirited
  • sportful
  • sportive
  • sprightly
  • teasing
  • trickish
  • tricksy
  • tricky
  • troublemaking
  • whimsical
  • wicked
  • wily
  • witty

zingy

  • absorbing
  • activated
  • active
  • acute
  • agile
  • airy
  • alert
  • ambrosial
  • amusing
  • animate
  • animated
  • animating
  • appetizing
  • ardent
  • arresting
  • audacious
  • avid
  • ball of fire
  • biting
  • bitter
  • blithe
  • blithesome
  • boisterous
  • bold
  • boon
  • bouncy
  • brash
  • brave
  • breezy
  • bright
  • bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
  • brisk
  • bubbly
  • bucked
  • buoyant
  • burning
  • carefree
  • cheerful
  • cheery
  • chipper
  • chirpy
  • clever
  • comic
  • comical
  • contented
  • convivial
  • courageous
  • cutting
  • dapper
  • dashing
  • dauntless
  • delectable
  • delicious
  • dynamic
  • eager
  • ebullient
  • effervescent
  • elated
  • energetic
  • energized
  • energizing
  • engaging
  • engrossing
  • enjoyable
  • enlightening
  • enlivening
  • enterprising
  • entertaining
  • enthralling
  • enthusiastic
  • excited
  • exciting
  • exhilarated
  • exuberant
  • facetious
  • fairylike
  • fascinating
  • fearless
  • fervent
  • fiery
  • flavorful
  • frolicsome
  • full of energy
  • full of ginger
  • full of life
  • full of pep
  • full of piss and vinegar
  • full of vitality
  • fun-loving
  • funny
  • galvanizing
  • game
  • gay
  • gingery
  • glad
  • gladsome
  • gleeful
  • good
  • good-humored
  • good-natured
  • gripping
  • gritty
  • grooving
  • gutsy
  • happy
  • hearty
  • high
  • high-powered
  • high-spirited
  • hilarious
  • hopeful
  • hot
  • humorous
  • hyper
  • in good spirits
  • in high spirits
  • interesting
  • intrepid
  • intriguing
  • invigorating
  • irrepressible
  • jaunty
  • jocund
  • jolly
  • joyful
  • joyous
  • jumping
  • keen
  • keen-witted
  • kinetic
  • larking
  • light
  • lighthearted
  • lively
  • luscious
  • mad
  • merry
  • mettlesome
  • mirthful
  • mordant
  • nervy
  • nimble
  • optimistic
  • palatable
  • passionate
  • peppery
  • peppy
  • perky
  • pert
  • piquant
  • piquing
  • playful
  • pleasant
  • plucky
  • poignant
  • potent
  • powerful
  • provocative
  • provoking
  • pungent
  • quick
  • quick-witted
  • racy
  • resolute
  • riotous
  • rip-roaring
  • riveting
  • rocking
  • rollicking
  • roseate
  • rosy
  • salty
  • sanguine
  • saturnalian
  • saucy
  • savorous
  • savory
  • savoury
  • scintillating
  • scrumptious
  • sharp
  • smart
  • snappy
  • sparkling
  • speedy
  • spicy
  • spirited
  • sportive
  • sprightly
  • spry
  • spunky
  • strong
  • sunny
  • swinging
  • tasty
  • tireless
  • toothsome
  • trenchant
  • unconstrained
  • untiring
  • up
  • upbeat
  • uproarious
  • vibrant
  • vigorous
  • vinegary
  • vital
  • vitalized
  • vivacious
  • vivid
  • wild
  • winsome
  • zappy
  • zealous
  • zestful
  • zesty
  • zippy

zippy

  • accelerated
  • active
  • agile
  • agog
  • airy
  • alert
  • animate
  • animated
  • at speed
  • awake
  • ball of fire
  • blistering
  • boisterous
  • bouncing
  • breakneck
  • breathless
  • breathtaking
  • bright
  • brisk
  • bubbly
  • buoyant
  • cheerful
  • chipper
  • chirpy
  • chirrupy
  • dapper
  • dashing
  • dizzy
  • dynamic
  • eager
  • ebullient
  • effervescent
  • energetic
  • enterprising
  • enthusiastic
  • expeditious
  • exuberant
  • fast
  • fleet
  • fleet-footed
  • flying
  • frisky
  • frolicsome
  • full of energy
  • full of life
  • full of pep
  • galloping
  • gay
  • hastened
  • hasty
  • high-powered
  • high-speed
  • high-spirited
  • high-strung
  • hot
  • hurried
  • impish
  • jaunty
  • jazzy
  • keen
  • kinetic
  • lightning
  • lively
  • mettlesome
  • nervous
  • nimble
  • nippy
  • on the go
  • open-eyed
  • peppy
  • perky
  • pert
  • pixieish
  • pizazzy
  • pizzazzy
  • playful
  • potent
  • powerful
  • prompt
  • quick
  • quickened
  • racy
  • rapid
  • rapid-fire
  • rattling
  • ready
  • rush
  • rushed
  • skittish
  • snappy
  • spanking
  • sparkly
  • sparky
  • speedy
  • spiffy
  • spirited
  • splitting
  • sprightly
  • springy
  • spry
  • strenuous
  • strong
  • swift
  • tireless
  • ultrafast
  • ultrarapid
  • untiring
  • up
  • upbeat
  • vigorous
  • vital
  • vivacious
  • whirlwind
  • wide-awake
  • zestful
  • zingy

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