Antonyms 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

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

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms: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

   Antonyms:
   tragicomical, melancholic, melancholy, bittersweet, depressing, cheerless, heavyhearted, tragic, wistful, tragicomic, tragical, pensive, unthankful, mournful, thankless, uncheerful, sad, unwilling, ungrateful, doleful

   Synonyms:
   corpus sternum, flag, gladiola, gladiolus, sword lily, fleur-de-lis, iris

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"

   Antonyms:
   unwilling, depressing, unthankful, tragical, melancholy, tragicomical, pensive, melancholic, mournful, heavyhearted, tragic, ungrateful, cheerless, thankless, bittersweet, sad, doleful, uncheerful, tragicomic, wistful

   Synonyms:
   happy, beaming

3. glad, happyadjective

   eagerly disposed to act or to be of service

   "glad to help"

   Antonyms:
   tragicomic, cheerless, doleful, melancholic, depressing, heavyhearted, mournful, pensive, sad, tragic, ungrateful, melancholy, bittersweet, tragical, unthankful, thankless, unwilling, wistful, tragicomical, uncheerful

   Synonyms:
   happy, felicitous, beaming, well-chosen

4. gladadjective

   feeling happy appreciation

   "glad of the fire's warmth"

   Antonyms:
   bittersweet, doleful, mournful, wistful, melancholic, ungrateful, cheerless, uncheerful, sad, heavyhearted, depressing, tragic, melancholy, unthankful, tragical, thankless, tragicomic, pensive, unwilling, tragicomical

   Synonyms:
   happy, beaming

5. beaming, gladadjective

   cheerful and bright

   "a beaming smile"; "a glad May morning"

   Antonyms:
   doleful, tragicomic, sad, cheerless, tragic, thankless, heavyhearted, bittersweet, melancholy, tragicomical, unthankful, ungrateful, pensive, mournful, unwilling, uncheerful, tragical, wistful, melancholic, depressing

   Synonyms:
   radiant, effulgent, beamy, happy, refulgent, beaming

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1. gladadjective

   Antonyms:
   sad, sorrowful, sad

   Synonyms:
   pleased, delighted, happy, joyous, joyful, gratified, rejoiced, merry, exhilarated, elated, cheery, animated, gladsome, jubilant, felicitous, refreshing, exhilarating

How to use glad in a sentence?

1. Chuck Schumer:

   We’d be glad to do comprehensive immigration reform, like the Senate bill from 2013, that has more of what both sides want but that will take time, there is an immediate need to protect the DACA recipients, so the deal will be more narrow than that.

2. Jonathan Kurss:

   Even just helping them relax or have certain breathing techniques they can perform during difficult situations is a great avenue that I'm glad that we've started walking down.

3. Barbar Gustern:

   I was glad to be with my best friend when she passed away.

4. Bryan Patrick Miller:

   These were two brutal, horrific murders that shocked the community at the time, people didn’t feel safe taking a walk or going for a bike ride. We’re glad we were able to solve this after so many years.

5. Christina Zaske:

   I was surprised to learn that he had never received the telegram and was glad that I could reunite it with its intended recipient all of these years later.

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