Antonyms for delighted
dɪˈlaɪ tɪdde·light·ed

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

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.

   Compare synonyms for GRIEF.

   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 antonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. delightedadjective

   greatly pleased

   Antonyms:
   displeased, disenchanted

   Synonyms:
   charmed, enthralled, captivated, beguiled, entranced

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

   filled with wonder and delight

   Antonyms:
   disenchanted, displeased

   Synonyms:
   charmed, enthralled, captivated, beguiled, entranced

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1. delightedadjective

   Synonyms:
   charmed, overjoyed, enraptured

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. horrified

   being happy and joyous on seeing someone or something...

   "i was delighted to see my friend after so long..."

   Submitted by JP03 on December 15, 2014  

How to use delighted in a sentence?

1. Michael Kendall:

   We're delighted with the Supreme Court's ruling, raymond is only asking for his day in court with all the evidence presented to the jury.

2. Mark Krikorian:

   I’m delighted to see it, the RAISE Act is an attempt to rebalance the portion of skilled versus family in the immigration flow.

3. Tung Chee-hwa:

   You were thinking ahead of the curve of most of your peers and I was really impressed and you may have not known things then, but I was trying to court you and your colleagues, trying to work together with you, i’m delighted to be back at Center for American Progress.

4. William Blake:

   As I was walking among the fires of Hell, delighted with the enjoyments of Genius which to Angels look like torment and insanity. I collected some of their Proverbs.

5. Gideon Simeloff:

   In the words of Willy Wonka Willy Wonka -- we are' Delighted ! Charmed ! Overjoyed !' with Taika's appointment on this project.

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