Synonyms for Delighted
dɪˈlaɪ tɪdde·light·ed

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1. delighted

   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.

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   Synonyms:
   blessed, blissful, blithe, blithesome, bright, buoyant, cheerful, cheering, cheery, delightful, dexterous, felicitous, fortunate, gay, glad, 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.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. delightedadjective

   greatly pleased

   Synonyms:
   charmed, enthralled, captivated, beguiled, entranced

   Antonyms:
   displeased, disenchanted

2. beguiled, captivated, charmed, delighted, enthralled, entrancedadjective

   filled with wonder and delight

   Synonyms:
   charmed, enthralled, delighted, captivated, beguiled, entranced

   Antonyms:
   disenchanted, displeased

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1. delightedadjective

   Synonyms:
   charmed, overjoyed, enraptured

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1. List of paraphrases for "delighted":

   pleased, glad, happy, ravi, satisfied, welcome, thrilled, nice, charmed

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1. Mark Krikorian:

   The campaign and the administration have used other material of ours so I'm delighted that they are using that immigration actions list, but there's a difference between using CIS' material as source of important research and CIS actually having a direct operational link to the administration.

2. Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice:

   You have delighted us long enough.

3. Warren Buffett:

   Now I’ve got news for him, I'm under audit too and I would be delighted to meet him anyplace, anytime, before the election.

4. Marc Baum:

   In the end, we were delighted to see that this can work and that we can scale back on how much drug we’re delivering, which of course will make the implant last longer, once we redesign the implant, we’re shooting for an implant that will last six months or even a year.

5. Warren Buffett:

   Berkshire will be the perfect permanent home for Alleghany, a company that I have closely observed for 60 years, i am particularly delighted that I will once again work together with Joseph Brandon, Joseph Brandon.