Synonyms of happy
111 similar words · 60 opposite words
Another word for happy is glad. Other synonyms of happy are merry, satisfied, cheerful, bonnie and freak. The opposite of happy is sad.
Synonyms and similar words for happy
adjectiveHaving a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any...
- cheerfulNoticeably happy and optimistic.
- content
- delighted
- elatedExtremely happy and excited; delighted; pleased, euphoric.
- exultantVery happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure.
- gladPleased; happy; gratified.
- joyfulFeeling or causing joy.
- jubilantIn a state of elation.
- merryJolly and full of high spirits; happy.
adjectiveExperiencing the effect of favourable fortune; favored by fortune or luck; fortunate, lucky.
- fortunate
- lucky
- charmedHaving great good fortune, as though magically wrought.
- fortuitousHappening by good fortune or success; fortunate, lucky.
- freakStrange, weird, unexpected.
- providential
- serendipitousBy serendipity; by unexpected good fortune.
- sonsy British, dialectalLucky; fortunate; thriving; plump.
adjectiveContent, willing, satisfied (with or to do something); having no objection (to something).
- pleasedHappy, content.
verbOften followed by up: to become happy; to brighten up, to cheer up.
verbOften followed by up: to make happy; to brighten, to cheer, to enliven.
- brightOften followed by up: to cause (someone or something) to be bright (in various senses); to brighten; specifically, to...
- happifyTo make happy.
- beatifyTo make blissful.
- enraptureTo fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate or captivate.
- begladdenTo gladden about or all over; make glad; overjoy.
- blissenTo make blissful or happy; fill with or impart bliss to.
- cheerTo gladden; to make cheerful; often with up.
- fetch
- delightTo give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly.
- elateTo make joyful or proud.
- enblissTo endue or fill with bliss; impart bliss to; make happy.
- exhilarateTo cheer, to cheer up, to gladden, to make happy, to elate.
- gladden
- gratifyTo please.
- heartenTo give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to.
- jollifyTo make jolly.
- light upTo make happy.
- make someone's dayTo make someone happy, or be a source of satisfaction, for the rest of the day.
- pleaseTo make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.
- raise someone's spiritsTo make someone feel in a better mood.
- rejoiceTo make happy, exhilarate.
- turn the frown upside downTo become or make somebody else happy after being sad.
- warm someone's heartMake glad.
- warm the cockles of someone's heartTo provide someone with a deep feeling of contentment or happiness.
- cherish obsoleteTo cheer, to gladden.
- elevate obsoleteTo lift the spirits of (someone).
- fain obsoleteTo make (someone) glad; to gladden; hence, to congratulate (someone); to welcome (someone).
- gay datedTo make happy or cheerful.
- gladden someone's heart datedSynonym of warm someone's heart.
- laetificate rareTo make, or become, happy.
- upcheer archaicTo cheer up.
adjectiveMore synonyms
- berserkWildly joyous; ecstatic.
- blissed out
- blitheCheerful, happy.
- buoyant
- chirpy informalIn a good mood; happy and energetic.
- blithesomeHappy or spriteful; carefree.
- bonnieMerry; happy.
- cheeryIn a good mood, happy, cheerful.
- chuffed
- cock-a-hoopExultant, very happy, triumphant.
- contentedSatisfied.
- convivialHaving elements of a feast or of entertainment, especially when it comes to eating and drinking, with accompanying...
- ebullient
- ecstaticExtremely happy.
- enthusiastic
- euphoric
- excited
- exhilaratedIn a state of high spirits.
- exuberant
- fat and happyUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fat, happy.
- gassedHappy.
- gayfulFull of gaiety or cheerfulness; cheery; gay; lively.
- giddy
- gladsomeMarked by joy or gladness; happy, joyous, or light-hearted.
- gleefulExuberantly or triumphantly joyful.
- gleesomeCharacterised or marked by glee; gleeful; joyous.
- heartyEnergetic, active or eager.
- hyped
- high on lifeExtremely happy with life, especially as the result of terminating an addiction.
- jovialCheerful and good-humoured; jolly, merry.
- joyousFull of joy; happy.
- mirthsomeFull of mirth.
- on cloud nineIn a state of elation; very happy; blissful.
- overjoyedVery happy.
- overjoyousExtremely happy or celebratory; overjoyed.
- over the moonDelighted, thrilled.
- pacific
- perky
- placated
- satisfiedIn a state of satisfaction.
- stokedFeeling excitement or an exciting rush; exhilarated.
- thrilledExtremely excited or delighted.
- tickled pinkVery pleased; delighted; thrilled.
- triumphant
- vivacious
- happy as a clamVery happy and carefree.
- happy as a clam at high waterSynonym of happy as a clam.
- happy as a larkVery happy (sometimes with the extra connotations of being carefree or unaware of grimmer realities).
- happy as a pig in mudVery happy or content.
- happy as a pig in shitExtremely happy; obviously satisfied and carefree.
- happy as a princeThoroughly contented.
- happy as LarryExtremely happy and carefree.
- happy as the day is long
- merry as a cricketVery merry or cheerful.
- merry as a grigVery merry or cheerful.
- cheerly archaicCheerful, gay; not gloomy.
- wealful obsoleteHappy; joyful; felicitous.
Opposite of happy
adjectiveHaving a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any...
- blue
- depressed
- down
- miserable
- moody
- moroseSullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour.
- sadFeeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.
- unhappyNot happy; sad.
- atrabiliary
- atrabilious
- blitheless
- dispiritedWithout energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.
- bummed outDepressed, disappointed, in a gloomy mood.
- chapfallenCrestfallen, dejected.
- cheerlessDevoid of cheer; gloomy.
- chopfallenSynonym of chapfallen.
- crestfallen
- cut up Australia, UK
- damp figuratively
- dejectedSad and dispirited.
- despondentIn low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
- disgruntledIn a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour.
- disconsolate
- disheartenedDiscouraged, despairing.
- dismal
- dolefulFilled with grief, mournful, bringing feelings of sadness.
- dolesomeCharacterised or marked by sorrow and grief; doleful; dismal; gloomy.
- down in the dumpsSad; lacking engagement or enthusiasm.
- down in the mouthSad or discouraged, especially as indicated by one's facial appearance.
- downcast
- downheartedSad, discouraged, in low spirits, unhappy, having no hope.
- downsomeLow-spirited; melancholy.
- dull
- elegiac
- elegiousMelancholy, miserable, plaintive.
- forlorn
- gloomy
- glumDespondent; moody; sullen.
- grief-strickenVery sad.
- grievingFeeling or showing sorrow or distress due to loss, especially the death of someone.
- heavy-heartedSad, melancholic.
- heartsoreHeartsick.
- heartsickVery despondent or sorrowful; heartsore.
- inconsolableNot consolable; unable to be consoled or comforted, usually due to grief, disappointment, or other distress.
- infelicitous
- jawfallen
- joylessWithout joy; unhappy, sad.
- lachrymoseTearful, sorrowful, sad, pertaining to tears, weeping, causing tears or crying.
- low
- low-spiritedDisheartened, feeling low, in low spirits.
- lugubriousGloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.
- melancholic
- melancholy
- mopeyGiven to moping; in a depressed condition, low in spirits; lackadaisical.
- mournful
- plaintiveSounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.
- Plutonian
- Plutonic
- querulousOften complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining.
- ruthful
Meaning of happy
- adjective Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous.
- adjective Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; favored by fortune or luck; fortunate, lucky.
- adjective Elect or saved after death, blessed.
happy in other languages
Questions about synonyms of happy
- What is another word for happy?
- Happy has 111 synonyms on Word.ws, such as glad, merry, satisfied, cheerful, bonnie, freak, elated and cock-a-hoop.
- What is the opposite of happy?
- The opposite of happy is sad. Other antonyms of happy are unhappy, cheerless, heavy-hearted, low-spirited and grieving.
- What does happy mean?
- Happy means having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous.
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