HAPPY Synonym: List of 29 Synonyms for Happy in English

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Happy Synonym! This lesson provides a list of commonly used synonyms for the word – happy in English with ESL picture and example sentences to help you expand your vocabulary.

Happy Synonym

List of Synonyms for Happy

• Elated
• Floating on air
• Glad
• Blessed
• Cheerful
• On cloud nine (informal)
• Over the moon (informal)
• Blissful
• Blithe
• Cheery
• Cock-a-hoop  (old-fashioned)
• Content
• Contented
• Gratified
• Delighted
• Ecstatic
• Gleeful
• Jolly
• Merry
• Overjoyed
• Pleased
• Rapt
• Jovial
• Joyful
• Joyous
• Jubilant
• Stoked  (informal)
• Thrilled
• Walking on air (informal)

Happy Synonyms with Examples

• Blessed

Fortunately we were blessed with fine weather.

• Elated

The prince was reported to be elated at/by the birth of his new daughter.

• Floating on air

When he got his exam results he was floating on air.

• Glad

 I’ll be glad when this job is over and done with.

• Cheerful

I’m amazed that she keeps so cheerful.

• On cloud nine (informal)

She has been on cloud nine since the magazine printed the story she wrote.

• Over the moon (informal)

 I was so over the moon I walked all the way home to Streatham with this huge smile on my face.

• Blissful

All of this was blissful time out from the routine drudgery.

• Blithe

A blithe heart makes a blooming visage.

• Cheery

Veronica had come up to him with her usual cheery smile.

• Cock-a-hoop  (old-fashioned)

They’re all cock-a-hoop about winning the first game of the season.

• Content

Are you content with your present salary?

• Contented

His face relaxes into a contented smile.

• Gratified

 He was gratified to hear that his idea had been confirmed.

• Delighted

I am delighted to make your acquaintance, Mrs. Baker.

• Ecstatic

He was ecstatic at the news of his daughter’s birth.

• Gleeful

The park was full of gleeful children playing on sleds.

• Jolly

Everybody was in a very relaxed and jolly mood.

• Merry

A wish for a truly merry Christmas and may the joy of Christmas linger in your heart all the year!

• Overjoyed

The children were overjoyed at the thought of going to the seaside on holiday.

• Pleased

She actually seemed pleased to see him: most of her visitors she merely tolerated.

• Rapt

She sat with a rapt expression reading her book.

• Jovial

Michael was in a jovial and optimistic mood.

• Joyful

 I lost no time in sending the joyful news to my parents at home.

• Joyous

This is truly a joyous time. Congratulations and good luck.

• Jubilant

The fans were jubilant at/about/over England’s victory.

• Stoked  (informal)

I’m stoked about getting a new car.

• Thrilled

I was so thrilled to get a good report from him.

• Walking on air (informal)

The boys are walking on air because their team won the game.

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