Synonyms for happy
ˈhæp ihap·py

Wiktionary(3.33 / 21 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. happyadjective

   Antonyms:
   sad, unhappy

2. happyadjective

   Antonyms:
   unhappy, sad

3. happyadjective

   Favored by luck or fortune; lucky.

   Synonyms:
   content, delighted, exultant, fortunate, lucky, elated, cheerful, prosperous

   Antonyms:
   sad, unhappy

4. happyadjective

   Antonyms:
   unhappy, sad

5. happyadjective

   Antonyms:
   sad, unhappy

English Synonyms and Antonyms(1.50 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. happy

   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, glad, 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(4.00 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. happy

   Synonyms:
   lucky, fortunate, felicitous, successful, delighted, joyous, merry, blithesome, prosperous, glad, blissful

   Antonyms:
   unlucky, unfortunate, infelicitous, unsuccessful, sorrowful, sorry, disapointed, dull, lugubrious, desponding, unhappy

Princeton's WordNet(3.96 / 22 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. happyadjective

   enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

   "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage"

   Synonyms:
   glad, felicitous, well-chosen

   Antonyms:
   unhappy, wretched, infelicitous, unwilling, miserable, lovesick, unfortunate, suffering

2. felicitous, happyadjective

   marked by good fortune

   "a felicitous life"; "a happy outcome"

   Synonyms:
   glad, felicitous, well-chosen

   Antonyms:
   lovesick, unwilling, miserable, suffering, unfortunate, infelicitous, unhappy, wretched

3. glad, happyadjective

   eagerly disposed to act or to be of service

   "glad to help"

   Synonyms:
   glad, felicitous, beaming, well-chosen

   Antonyms:
   infelicitous, miserable, wretched, suffering, lovesick, unhappy, unfortunate, unwilling

4. happy, well-chosenadjective

   well expressed and to the point

   "a happy turn of phrase"; "a few well-chosen words"

   Synonyms:
   glad, felicitous, well-chosen

   Antonyms:
   unfortunate, suffering, unhappy, miserable, infelicitous, wretched, unwilling, lovesick

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. zzingo

   to be happy in particular areas.

   i was zzingo in india because we went to a party there.

   Submitted by rinat on December 13, 2015  

2. jovial

   joyous, happy, good natured

   the audience was in a jovial mood.

   Submitted by rinat on December 19, 2015  

3. excited, upbeat, glad

   Submitted by anonymous on April 2, 2020  

4. distressing

   sometimes people are so happy that others find it distressing

   jenna smiled brightly at her mother, who just looked distressed

   Submitted by anonymous on December 1, 2020  

5. overjoyed, cheerful

   i have multiple synonyms just in case some are already on here.

   Submitted by anonymous on February 23, 2021  

6. fragilistice

   it is so so so so and yes and stuff and it is a yes to the yes and that is basic so see you there.

   we didn't believe anything he said about the roof

   Submitted by anonymous on April 23, 2020  

7. joyi

   it means someone is very happy and joyous

   i was so joyi when i went to the concert!

   Submitted by Isabella.hwang on November 3, 2020  

8. kipu

   to feel satisfied, happy.

   he was at peace with himself, he felt kipu.

   Submitted by anonymous on April 27, 2021  

9. natutuwaadjective

   its ok!

   ok

   Submitted by jahzeelgm on September 22, 2021  

10. unangry(p)

    Submitted by Debnams on November 28, 2020  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. happyadjective

   Synonyms:
   joyous, joyful, blissful, blessed, blest

2. happyadjective

   Synonyms:
   pleased, gratified, delighted, rejoiced, glad, gladdened, charmed

3. happyadjective

   Synonyms:
   lucky, fortunate, prosperous, successful

4. happyadjective

   Synonyms:
   ready, apt, skilful, adroit, dexterous, expert, able

5. happyadjective

   Synonyms:
   seasonable, opportune, befitting, pertinent, felicitous, well-timed

6. happyadjective

   Synonyms:
   auspicious, propitious, favorable

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. happyadjective

   Synonyms:
   joyous, light-hearted, gay, blissful, glad, delighted, elated, merry, ecstatic, buoyant, cheerful, gratified, joyful, beatific, rapturous, felicitous, blithe, halcyon, charmed, exultant, ravishing, gladdened, lucky, prosperous, successful, auspicious

   Antonyms:
   unhappy

PPDB, the paraphrase database(1.75 / 8 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "happy":

   pleased, merry, glad, delighted, satisfied, saeed, happiness, feliz, fortunate, joyous, pleasure, content, excited, -merry, good, cheerful, 'heureux, nice, lucky, joyful, gratified, felicitous, upbeat, welcome, grateful, successful, happily, cheery, -happy, pleasant, al-said, fortunately, bonheur, jolly, happier

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How to use happy in a sentence?

1. Adam DiSabato:

   Basically they both told me... not to say anything to anybody in that environment that we were put in and to be happy where we were at.

2. Gina Meyer:

   The last couple of days are like a parent's worst nightmare and you don't wake up from it, so it's just horrific, she was excited and she had a lot on her plate, and she had a lot going on, but she was happy. She was in great spirits.

3. Ben Hodges:

   But there are still a lot of mixed messages coming out of the White House and a couple of unforced errors that the Kremlin must be quite happy with, i agree this is not the time for US military action.

4. Erik Jensen:

   I’ve done that numerous times in my life, where I acted on impulse and emotion, you don’t always think things through. Things might have looked cool and exciting, but in the long run, she not only hurt herself, but she hurt her family and a whole community in upstate New York. It wasn’t a happy ending.

5. Epicurus:

   Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.