Synonyms for glad
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WiktionaryRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. glad

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

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.2 / 5 votes

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 ContributionRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. glump

   Submitted by anonymous on January 14, 2020  

2. happy

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

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 WordsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

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. Colombia President Ivan Duque:

   We are glad that, thanks to our preparations and the measures we took, the community of Providencia has not been affected by a huge death toll, we mourn, though, the loss of two people.

2. Russ Snell:

   When the flak came up and you heard it, you wanted to get out of that plane, it was like it hailed outside. That’s why you’re glad to jump. When those planes go down, that’s it. But when you jump, you still have a chance.

3. Eric Rice:

   The evidence contradicts reports made by law enforcement officers, as well as common assumptions of how law enforcement and the criminal justice system should operate, i am glad that the public can review the evidence for themselves and compare it against the statements made by the involved officers and the prosecution. Through transparency, I hope that our law enforcement and criminal justice systems can be improved.

4. Seth Rogen:

   It's not their fault, but at the same time they should probably learn that if they like a movie or song, the person who made that probably doesn't like their dad that much, i don't know how I feel -- I'm glad I didn't take a picture with Paul Ryan.

5. Svetlana Alexievich:

   For money I can buy one thing, I buy freedom. I take a very long time to write my books – from five to ten years, i have two new ideas for two new books, so I am glad that I will be free now to work on them.