Synonyms for glad
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Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

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 Antonyms(1.50 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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 Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. glad

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

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

Princeton's WordNet(4.20 / 5 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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

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

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

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"

   Synonyms:
   happy, beaming

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

3. glad, happyadjective

   eagerly disposed to act or to be of service

   "glad to help"

   Synonyms:
   happy, felicitous, beaming, well-chosen

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

4. gladadjective

   feeling happy appreciation

   "glad of the fire's warmth"

   Synonyms:
   happy, beaming

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

5. beaming, gladadjective

   cheerful and bright

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

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

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

Editors Contribution(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. glump

   Submitted by anonymous on January 14, 2020  

2. happy

   Submitted by anonymous on February 23, 2021  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. gladadjective

   Synonyms:
   pleased, delighted, gratified, rejoiced, happy, well contented

2. gladadjective

   Synonyms:
   cheerful, joyous, joyful, gladsome

3. gladadjective

   Synonyms:
   cheering, animating, gratifying, pleasing, exhilarating

4. gladverb

   Synonyms:
   [Poetical.] delight, GLADDEN

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. gladadjective

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

   Antonyms:
   sad, sorrowful, sad

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1. List of paraphrases for "glad":

   pleased, happy, delighted, satisfied, grateful, welcome, content

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How to use glad in a sentence?

1. Rudy Giuliani:

   I'm glad to see that Emmet is using a high standard because after all, we've given them everything they ask, thirty-two witnesses, no invocation of privilege. 1.4 million documents, no invocation of privilege. Tell me we have something to hide. We have nothing to hide.

2. Phyllis Laccetti:

   I was glad that when they randomized me it was just the hormonal and I was kind of relieved, so I took [ the hormonal therapy ] for five years and this July, it’s going to be 11 years that I ’m cancer free.

3. Lauren McCue:

   The reinstatement of YAF's funds by the administration is a landmark decision in the history of Virginia Tech, i am glad that I took a stand against the clearly ideological discrimination occurring against conservatives on my campus.

4. Swiss Didier Defago:

   I'm glad. It's the best downhiller of the season ahead of me and I can only be content with my race.

5. Mary Carl:

   I'm glad she's safer.

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