Antonyms of adj gleeful

1 sense of gleeful

Sense 1
elated, gleeful, joyful, jubilant -- (full of high-spirited delight; "a joyful heart")

INDIRECT (VIA joyous) -> joyless -- (not experiencing or inspiring joy; "a joyless man"; "a joyless occasion"; "joyless evenings")

Similarity of adj gleeful

1 sense of gleeful

Sense 1
elated, gleeful, joyful, jubilant -- (full of high-spirited delight; "a joyful heart")
       => joyous (vs. joyless) -- (full of or characterized by joy; "felt a joyous abandon"; "joyous laughter")