happysynonyms, sorted by meaning
Synonym
happy
SYNONYMS
glad pleased delighted cheerful joyful merry content elated ecstatic blissful jovial sunny upbeat buoyant cheery chipper (informal) jolly gleeful mirthful blithe lighthearted chirpy (informal) perky (informal) chuffed (British, informal) stoked (informal) jazzed (informal) tickled (informal) gratified satisfied thrilled overjoyed exultant rapturous beaming smiling grinning
TEMPERAMENT
cheerful optimistic sanguine positive good-natured easygoing carefree mellow serene placid
INTENSITY
content (mild) pleased (mild) glad (mild) delighted (strong) thrilled (strong) ecstatic (extreme) euphoric (extreme) overjoyed (extreme) blissful (extreme) rapturous (extreme)
REGISTER INFORMAL
chipper peppy perky chirpy upbeat jolly cheery sunny smiley happy-go-lucky bright-eyed on cloud nine (idiom) over the moon (idiom) on top of the world (idiom) walking on air (idiom) in good spirits (idiom) tickled pink (idiom) pleased as punch (idiom)
REGISTER FORMAL
contented gratified pleased delighted elated joyful joyous felicitous blithe beatific beatified fortunate propitious auspicious
LITERARY
blithe mirthful gleeful joyous lighthearted merry jocund (archaic) gay (dated) blithesome (literary) frolicsome winsome
MOOD OR OCCASION
festive celebratory jubilant triumphant exultant rejoicing exulting gladsome (archaic)
MAKE HAPPY
please delight gladden cheer cheer up gratify elate content satisfy brighten uplift hearten buoy comfort
STATE OR QUALITY
happiness gladness joy delight contentment cheerfulness merriment mirth glee bliss elation euphoria ecstasy rapture jubilation exultation well-being felicity good cheer sunny disposition
PLACE OR THING
haven paradise utopia idyll pleasure ground happy place
ANTONYM
sad unhappy miserable sorrowful dejected downcast gloomy glum morose blue despondent melancholy woeful crestfallen disconsolate joyless cheerless wretched forlorn
Thesaurus
happy
Core synonyms
glad (mild) joyful (strong) cheerful merry content pleased delighted elated ecstatic (intense) blissful euphoric (extreme) buoyant sunny (disposition) upbeat
Near synonyms, nuanced
cheerful lighthearted carefree jolly jovial genial blithe mirthful gleeful jubilant exultant radiant (visible) beaming grinning beaming
Opposites
sad unhappy miserable dejected gloomy downcast sorrowful melancholy forlorn blue (colloquial)
Degrees and states
contentment cheerfulness joy bliss euphoria elation glee mirth rapture delight gladness felicity merriment
Idioms and phrases
on cloud nine over the moon in seventh heaven walking on air on top of the world tickled pink pleased as punch happy as a clam grinning from ear to ear like a kid at Christmas
Related verbs
rejoice celebrate beam glow grin cheer delight (transitive) brighten
Related nouns, people
optimist enthusiast Pollyanna (naive) merrymaker
Expressions and sounds
laughter giggle chuckle guffaw cheer whoop smile grin
Occasions and contexts
birthday wedding holiday celebration festival reunion good news success win
Collocations
happy birthday happy hour happy ending happy camper (idiom) happy medium happy-go-lucky (carefree) trigger-happy (negative) slap-happy (dazed)
What the word
when you feel great inside, all smiles, the everyday word for that feeling
happy
glad (milder)
cheerful (outward mood)
joyful (stronger)
elated (formal)
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