OVERJOYED Synonyms: 160 Similar and Opposite Words

overjoyed

adjective

as in delighted

filled with great joy She was overjoyed to see her sister again. They weren't overjoyed at the idea of working together. I'm overjoyed that you can come to my party.

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Recent Examples of overjoyed Potkin said Mejia was overjoyed to leave jail, but even more so to spend the night with the daughters from whom she was separated in 2005 when she was wrongfully convicted of murder in the scalding death of an infant two years earlier. —

Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026 Rausch then gave the bag — a burgundy Hermès Togo Birkin 30 with gold hardware — to an overjoyed Higgins. —

Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026 Julie is overjoyed to discover that Hedda and George may soon be having a baby and promises to check in on them daily. —

Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026 The man is overjoyed to be using another skill and to be giving it his best effort. —

Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overjoyed

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Adjective

Families rent crab pots and put their catch in plastic buckets held by delighted children.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Silvetti was delighted to score so quickly after entering the game in the second half after being stuck on the bench due to recent injuries.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026