Antonyms of adj sepulchral

2 of 3 senses of sepulchral

Sense 2
charnel, ghastly, sepulchral -- (gruesomely indicative of death or the dead; "a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones"; "ghastly shrieks"; "the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs")

INDIRECT (VIA offensive) -> inoffensive -- (giving no offense; "a quiet inoffensive man"; "a refreshing inoffensive stimulant")

Sense 3
funereal, sepulchral -- (suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial; "funereal gloom"; "hollow sepulchral tones")

INDIRECT (VIA joyless) -> joyous -- (full of or characterized by joy; "felt a joyous abandon"; "joyous laughter")

Similarity of adj sepulchral

3 senses of sepulchral

Sense 1
sepulchral -- (of or relating to a sepulchre; "sepulchral inscriptions"; "sepulchral monuments in churches")

Sense 2
charnel, ghastly, sepulchral -- (gruesomely indicative of death or the dead; "a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones"; "ghastly shrieks"; "the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs")
       => offensive (vs. inoffensive) -- (unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors")

Sense 3
funereal, sepulchral -- (suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial; "funereal gloom"; "hollow sepulchral tones")
       => joyless (vs. joyous) -- (not experiencing or inspiring joy; "a joyless man"; "a joyless occasion"; "joyless evenings")