All backslapping synonyms
backΒ·slapΒ·ping
B b adj backslapping
- fun-loving β enjoying life in a lively, lighthearted way; spirited; playful: fun-loving friends.
- pleasant β pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
- genial β of or relating to the chin.
- hearty β warm-hearted; affectionate; cordial; jovial: a hearty welcome.
- festive β pertaining to or suitable for a feast or festival: festive decorations; a festive meal.
- jolly β in good spirits; lively; merry: In a moment he was as jolly as ever.
- cheerful β Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
- jovial β endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: a wonderfully jovial host.
- lively β eventful, stirring, or exciting: The opposition gave us a lively time.
- sociable β inclined to associate with or be in the company of others.
- clubby β If you describe an institution or a group of people as clubby, you mean that all the people in it are friendly with each other and do not welcome other people in.
- cordial β Cordial means friendly.
- generous β liberal in giving or sharing; unselfish: a generous patron of the arts; a generous gift.
- genuine β possessing the claimed or attributed character, quality, or origin; not counterfeit; authentic; real: genuine sympathy; a genuine antique.
- heartfelt β deeply or sincerely felt: heartfelt sympathy.
- warm β having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
- cheery β If you describe a person or their behaviour as cheery, you mean that they are cheerful and happy.
- passionate β having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- sincere β free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest: a sincere apology.
- ebullient β overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited: The award winner was in an ebullient mood at the dinner in her honor.
- companionable β If you describe a person as companionable, you mean they are friendly and pleasant to be with.
- friendly β characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.
- gay β of, relating to, or exhibiting sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex; homosexual: a gay couple. Antonyms: straight.
- happy β delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
- hilarious β arousing great merriment; extremely funny: a hilarious story; a hilarious old movie.
- holiday β Billie ("Lady Day") 1915β59, U.S. jazz singer.
- jocund β cheerful; merry; blithe; glad: a witty and jocund group.
- merry β full of cheerfulness or gaiety; joyous in disposition or spirit: a merry little man.
- mirthful β joyous; cheerful; jolly; merry: a mirthful laugh.
- vivacious β lively; animated; spirited: a vivacious folk dance.
- back-slapping β Back-slapping is noisy, cheerful behaviour which people use in order to show affection or appreciation to each other.
- festal β pertaining to or befitting a feast, festival, holiday, or gala occasion.
- affable β Someone who is affable is pleasant and friendly.
- animated β Someone who is animated or who is having an animated conversation is lively and is showing their feelings.
- ardent β Ardent is used to describe someone who has extremely strong feelings about something or someone.
- avid β You use avid to describe someone who is very enthusiastic about something that they do.
- deep β If something is deep, it extends a long way down from the ground or from the top surface of something.
- deepest β extending far down from the top or surface: a deep well; a deep valley.
- devout β A devout person has deep religious beliefs.
- eager β keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.
- earnest β serious in intention, purpose, or effort; sincerely zealous: an earnest worker.
- effusive β unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve: effusive greetings; an effusive person.
- frank β direct and unreserved in speech; straightforward; sincere: Her criticism of my work was frank but absolutely fair.
- glad β feeling joy or pleasure; delighted; pleased: glad about the good news; glad that you are here.
- honest β honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair: an honest person.
- impassioned β filled with intense feeling or passion; passionate; ardent.
- intense β existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree: intense heat.
- neighborly β having or showing qualities befitting a neighbor; friendly.
- profuse β spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess; extravagant (often followed by in): profuse praise.
- real β true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act.