104 Synonyms & Antonyms For HAPPY

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Definitions happy [hap-ee] / ˈhæp i / ADJECTIVE in high spirits; delighted Synonyms STRONGEST cheerful delighted ecstatic elated enraptured exultant glad gleeful jolly joyful joyous jubilant merry mirthful overjoyed thrilled up upbeat STRONG blessed blissful blithe content contented convivial gratified peaceful pleasant pleased satisfied sparkling sunny tickled WEAK blest can't complain chipper chirpy flying high gay intoxicated laughing light lively on cloud nine peppy perky tickled pink walking on air Antonyms STRONGEST depressed disappointed disturbed down grave melancholy miserable not happy sad serious sorrowful troubled unhappy upset WEAK discouraged dissatisfied forsaken hopeless morose pained ADJECTIVE favored by fortune Synonyms STRONGEST fortunate lucky STRONG apt successful WEAK advantageous appropriate auspicious convenient enviable favorable felicitous fitting just meet nice opportune promising proper propitious providential right satisfactory seasonable suitable timely well-timed Antonyms WEAK unfortunate unlucky

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What are other ways to say happy? Happy is an adjective that emphasizes a pleasant ending or something that happens at just the right moment: By a happy accident, I received the package on time. Fortunate implies that success is obtained by the operation of favorable circumstances more than by direct effort; it is usually applied to grave or large matters (especially those happening in the ordinary course of things): fortunate in one’s choice of a partner; a fortunate investment. Lucky, a more colloquial word, is applied to situations that turn out well by chance: lucky at cards; my lucky day.

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It's a happy ending, if a strangely frictionless one.

From BBC

"So whenever I'm sad, angry, happy, I play music all the time and sing."

From BBC

Decades on, she says she's forgiven herself "more or less" but the main thing is that she is "learning to be happy with myself".

From BBC

Coal enlarged the photo until he was staring at a nearly life-sized version of the woman smiling out at him, holding the equally happy baby.

From Literature

They might come around and see that your mom is happy at home and doing better than she would do at a nursing facility.

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