Antonyms for glad
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1. gladverb

   Antonyms:
   heavy, peevish, downcast, cranky, sad, sorrowful, depressed

2. gladadjective

   pleased, happy, satisfied

   Antonyms:
   peevish, sad, heavy, depressed, sorrowful, cranky, downcast

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. glad

   Happy primarily refers to something that comes "by good hap," a chance that brings prosperity, benefit, or success.

   And grasps the skirts of happy chance.

   Tennyson In Memoriam lxiii, st. 2.

   In this sense happy is closely allied to fortunate and lucky. (See FORTUNATE.) Happy has, however, so far diverged from this original sense as to apply to advantages where chance is not recognized, or is even excluded by direct reference to the divine will, when it becomes almost equivalent to blessed.

   Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth.

   Job v, 17.

   Happy is also applied to the ready dexterity or skill by which favorable results (usually in minor matters) are secured, when it becomes a synonym for dexterous, felicitous, and the associated words; as, he has a happy wit; happy at retort (compare CLEVER). In its most frequent present use, happy is applied to the state of one enjoying happiness, or to that by which happiness is expressed; as, a happy heart; a happy face; happy laughter; happy tears (compare synonyms for HAPPINESS). Cheerful applies to the possession or expression of a moderate and tranquil happiness. A cheery word spontaneously gives cheer to others; a cheering word is more distinctly planned to cheer and encourage. Gay applies to an effusive and superficial happiness (often not really worthy of that name) perhaps resulting largely from abundant animal spirits: we speak of gay revelers or a gay horse. A buoyant spirit is, as it were, borne up by joy and hope. A sunny disposition has a constant tranquil brightness that irradiates all who come within its influence.

   Compare synonyms for GRIEF.

   Synonyms:
   blessed, blissful, blithe, blithesome, bright, buoyant, cheerful, cheering, cheery, delighted, delightful, dexterous, felicitous, fortunate, gay, happy, jocund, jolly, joyful, joyous, lucky, merry, mirthful, pleased, prosperous, rapturous, rejoiced, rejoicing, smiling, sprightly, successful, sunny

   Preposition:
   A happy event for him; happy at a reply; happy in his home, with his friends, among his children; happy at the discovery, over his success.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. glad

   Antonyms:
   unhappy, sorrowful, disastrous, sorry, disappointed, dismal

   Synonyms:
   happy, joyous, pleased, gratified, blithesome, gleeful, gladsome, delighted, cheerful, elated, joyful

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.2 / 5 votes

1. gladiolus, gladiola, glad, sword lilyadjective

   any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated

   Antonyms:
   tragicomical, melancholic, melancholy, bittersweet, depressing, cheerless, heavyhearted, tragic, wistful, tragicomic, tragical, pensive, unthankful, mournful, thankless, uncheerful, sad, unwilling, ungrateful, doleful

   Synonyms:
   corpus sternum, flag, gladiola, gladiolus, sword lily, fleur-de-lis, iris

2. gladadjective

   showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

   "glad you are here"; "glad that they succeeded"; "gave a glad shout"; "a glad smile"; "heard the glad news"; "a glad occasion"

   Antonyms:
   unwilling, depressing, unthankful, tragical, melancholy, tragicomical, pensive, melancholic, mournful, heavyhearted, tragic, ungrateful, cheerless, thankless, bittersweet, sad, doleful, uncheerful, tragicomic, wistful

   Synonyms:
   happy, beaming

3. glad, happyadjective

   eagerly disposed to act or to be of service

   "glad to help"

   Antonyms:
   tragicomic, cheerless, doleful, melancholic, depressing, heavyhearted, mournful, pensive, sad, tragic, ungrateful, melancholy, bittersweet, tragical, unthankful, thankless, unwilling, wistful, tragicomical, uncheerful

   Synonyms:
   happy, felicitous, beaming, well-chosen

4. gladadjective

   feeling happy appreciation

   "glad of the fire's warmth"

   Antonyms:
   bittersweet, doleful, mournful, wistful, melancholic, ungrateful, cheerless, uncheerful, sad, heavyhearted, depressing, tragic, melancholy, unthankful, tragical, thankless, tragicomic, pensive, unwilling, tragicomical

   Synonyms:
   happy, beaming

5. beaming, gladadjective

   cheerful and bright

   "a beaming smile"; "a glad May morning"

   Antonyms:
   doleful, tragicomic, sad, cheerless, tragic, thankless, heavyhearted, bittersweet, melancholy, tragicomical, unthankful, ungrateful, pensive, mournful, unwilling, uncheerful, tragical, wistful, melancholic, depressing

   Synonyms:
   radiant, effulgent, beamy, happy, refulgent, beaming

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1. gladadjective

   Antonyms:
   sad, sorrowful, sad

   Synonyms:
   pleased, delighted, happy, joyous, joyful, gratified, rejoiced, merry, exhilarated, elated, cheery, animated, gladsome, jubilant, felicitous, refreshing, exhilarating

How to use glad in a sentence?

1. Justin Thomas:

   Patrick played unbelievably, put a lot of heat on me, in the end, it could have been good for me. It kept me focused, kept my head down. ... I was really nervous going into today. I remembered that its really hard to win a golf tournament, and Im glad that I was able to do so.

2. Carlos Uresti:

   We have as good a chance as we’ve ever had, i’m just glad. I welcome all the support we can get.

3. Alan Blinder:

   When companies share profits, not only do workers benefit but the companies themselves see higher productivity and make a stronger contribution to our economy, it's a win-win, and I'm glad Hillary is making this issue a priority.

4. Mehcad Brooks:

   There have been women superheroes for a long time, but I think our society is getting ready to see it in prime time, i'm happy we're kicking the door down and glad to be a part of it. To empower women is long overdue.

5. Jay Bruce:

   For people that have been here their whole lives and have made this place home and done so much to give back to the community, for a lot of them to get their homes and really their lives completely shattered, it’s something that really hit home with me, i’m so glad that they’re getting their house back and I’m glad I could at least be a little part of the help.

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