What is the synonym for the word happy

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.2 / 22 votes

1. happyadjective

   Antonyms:
   sad, unhappy

2. happyadjective

   Antonyms:
   unhappy, sad

3. happyadjective

   Favored by luck or fortune; lucky.

   Synonyms:
   content, delighted, exultant, fortunate, lucky, elated, cheerful, prosperous

   Antonyms:
   sad, unhappy

4. happyadjective

   Antonyms:
   unhappy, sad

5. happyadjective

   Antonyms:
   sad, unhappy

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. happy

   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, glad, 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:4.0 / 3 votes

1. happy

   Synonyms:
   lucky, fortunate, felicitous, successful, delighted, joyous, merry, blithesome, prosperous, glad, blissful

   Antonyms:
   unlucky, unfortunate, infelicitous, unsuccessful, sorrowful, sorry, disapointed, dull, lugubrious, desponding, unhappy

Princeton’s WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 22 votes

1. happyadjective

   enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

   «a happy smile»; «spent many happy days on the beach»; «a happy marriage»

   Synonyms:
   glad, felicitous, well-chosen

   Antonyms:
   unhappy, wretched, infelicitous, unwilling, miserable, lovesick, unfortunate, suffering

2. felicitous, happyadjective

   marked by good fortune

   «a felicitous life»; «a happy outcome»

   Synonyms:
   happy, glad, felicitous, well-chosen

   Antonyms:
   lovesick, unwilling, miserable, suffering, unfortunate, infelicitous, unhappy, wretched

3. glad, happyadjective

   eagerly disposed to act or to be of service

   «glad to help»

   Synonyms:
   happy, glad, felicitous, beaming, well-chosen

   Antonyms:
   infelicitous, miserable, wretched, suffering, lovesick, unhappy, unfortunate, unwilling

4. happy, well-chosenadjective

   well expressed and to the point

   «a happy turn of phrase»; «a few well-chosen words»

   Synonyms:
   happy, glad, felicitous, well-chosen

   Antonyms:
   unfortunate, suffering, unhappy, miserable, infelicitous, wretched, unwilling, lovesick

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. zzingo

   to be happy in particular areas.

   i was zzingo in india because we went to a party there.

   Submitted by rinat on December 13, 2015  

2. jovial

   joyous, happy, good natured

   the audience was in a jovial mood.

   Submitted by rinat on December 19, 2015  

3. excited, upbeat, glad

   Submitted by anonymous on April 2, 2020  

4. distressing

   sometimes people are so happy that others find it distressing

   jenna smiled brightly at her mother, who just looked distressed

   Submitted by anonymous on December 1, 2020  

5. overjoyed, cheerful

   i have multiple synonyms just in case some are already on here.

   Submitted by anonymous on February 23, 2021  

6. fragilistice

   it is so so so so and yes and stuff and it is a yes to the yes and that is basic so see you there.

   we didn’t believe anything he said about the roof

   Submitted by anonymous on April 23, 2020  

7. joyi

   it means someone is very happy and joyous

   i was so joyi when i went to the concert!

8. kipu

   to feel satisfied, happy.

   he was at peace with himself, he felt kipu.

   Submitted by anonymous on April 27, 2021  

9. natutuwaadjective

   its ok!

   ok

   Submitted by jahzeelgm on September 22, 2021  

10. unangry(p)

    Submitted by Debnams on November 28, 2020  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 3 votes

1. happyadjective

   Synonyms:
   joyous, joyful, blissful, blessed, blest

2. happyadjective

   Synonyms:
   pleased, gratified, delighted, rejoiced, glad, gladdened, charmed

3. happyadjective

   Synonyms:
   lucky, fortunate, prosperous, successful

4. happyadjective

   Synonyms:
   ready, apt, skilful, adroit, dexterous, expert, able

5. happyadjective

   Synonyms:
   seasonable, opportune, befitting, pertinent, felicitous, well-timed

6. happyadjective

   Synonyms:
   auspicious, propitious, favorable

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. happyadjective

   Synonyms:
   joyous, light-hearted, gay, blissful, glad, delighted, elated, merry, ecstatic, buoyant, cheerful, gratified, joyful, beatific, rapturous, felicitous, blithe, halcyon, charmed, exultant, ravishing, gladdened, lucky, prosperous, successful, auspicious

   Antonyms:
   unhappy

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.8 / 8 votes

1. List of paraphrases for «happy»:

   pleased, merry, glad, delighted, satisfied, saeed, happiness, feliz, fortunate, joyous, pleasure, content, excited, -merry, good, cheerful, ‘heureux, nice, lucky, joyful, gratified, felicitous, upbeat, welcome, grateful, successful, happily, cheery, -happy, pleasant, al-said, fortunately, bonheur, jolly, happier

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1. Shari Redstone:

   I am grateful to the court for putting an end to this long ordeal?, i am so happy for my father that he can now live his life in peace, surrounded by his friends and family.

2. Denis Cheryshev:

   I couldn’t have imagined a day like this in my wildest dreams. I’m just happy to have been able to help my team and my family. They have suffered a lot.

3. Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel:

   We would get in touch with the plaintiffs who otherwise would have accepted a pittance for a settlement, and they were obviously quite happy to have this sort of support, in a way very similar how a plaintiff’s lawyer on contingency would do it.

4. Donald Trump:

   The notion of what they were doing didn’t even register to us as being impactful, when the whole notion of the Russian collusion narrative came up, I was the first person to say I’m happy to participate with any investigations. I thought the whole thing was kind of nonsense, to be honest with you.

5. Jean Malpas:

   GFP and the participating families very much hope that such a positive demonstration of pride and support for gender nonconforming children and transgender adolescents will inspire other families to provide the supportive and caring environment these children need to live happy lives.

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• бәхетлеBashkir
• шчаслівыBelarusian
• щастливBulgarian
• খুশিBengali
• feliç, satisfet, afortunat, alegre, contentCatalan, Valencian
• spokojený, šťastnýCzech
• hapus, dedwyddWelsh
• heldig, glad, lykkeligDanish
• glücklichGerman
• ευτυχής, ευχαριστημένος, ευτυχισμένος, χαρούμενοςGreek
• vole, feliĉa, kun plezuro, kontenta priEsperanto
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• õnnelikEstonian
• خرسند, خوش, خشنود, خوشحال, شادPersian
• tyytyväinen, onnellinen, iloinen, hyvä, halukas, kätevä, suostuvainen, onnekas, aulisFinnish
• marauFijian
• heureux, bienheureux, content, bienheureuse, contente, heureuse, prête, satisfait, satisfaite, prêt, chanceuxFrench
• bliidWestern Frisian
• sona, sonasach, séanmhar, áthasach, sástaIrish
• sona, toilichte, sàsaichte, àghmhorScottish Gaelic
• maynreyManx
• שָׂמֵחַ, מאושרHebrew
• ख़ुश, प्रसन्न, सुखी, खुHindi
• kontanHaitian Creole
• szerencsés, elégedett, boldog, meg van elégedveHungarian
• երջանիկ, ուրախArmenian
• senang, untung, mujurIndonesian
• felicaIdo
• hamingjusamur, heppilegurIcelandic
• fortunato, felice, lieto, contentoItalian
• שַׂמֵחַHebrew
• 幸運, 幸せ, 運のよい, 幸福, ハッピーJapanese
• ბედნიერიGeorgian
• базарлы, бақытты, аруақтыKazakh
• រីករាយ, សប្បាយKhmer
• ಸಂತೋಷKannada
• 운좋은, 기뻐하다, 기쁘다, 행복하다, 행복Korean
• دڵ خۆش, خه‌نی, به‌خته‌وه‌رKurdish
• lowenCornish
• бактылууKyrgyz
• felix, laetus, beatusLatin
• glécklechLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
• ກະເຈາະກະຈອກ, ກະຈົວະກະຈວກLao
• laimingasLithuanian
• priecīgs, laimīgsLatvian
• среќенMacedonian
• баяртай, жаргалтай, азтайMongolian
• kuntentiMaltese
• ရွှင်ပျBurmese
• tevreden, bedreven, gelukkig, kundig, handig, blijDutch
• glad, fornøyd, lykkelig, heldigNorwegian
• urósOccitan
• szczęśliwy, zadowolonyPolish
• feliz, contentePortuguese
• kusiQuechua
• cuntaint, alleger, ventiraivel, cuntent, legherRomansh
• mulțumit, bucuros, norocos, fericit, satisfăcutRomanian
• радостный, счастливый, удачныйRussian
• सुखिन्, प्रसन्नSanskrit
• срећан, zadovoljan, sretan, сретан, задовољан, srećanSerbo-Croatian
• šťastnýSlovak
• srečenSlovene
• i kënaqur, i lumturAlbanian
• gynnsam, lycklig, glad, nöjt, gynnsamt, lyckligt, glatt, nöjd, lyckad, lyckatSwedish
• சந்தோஷமாகTamil
• అదృవ్ష్టవంతమైన, ప్రశాంతం, ప్రసన్నత, సంతోషంగాTelugu
• хушбахт, хушҳолTajik
• มีความสุข, สบายใจThai
• hoşbagtTurkmen
• suwerte, masayaTagalog
• şanslı, mutluTurkish
• бәхетлеTatar
• щасливийUkrainian
• سکھی, پرسنن, خوش, مبارک ہوUrdu
• xursand, baxtli, xushhol, baxtiyorUzbek
• sướng, may, may mắn, sung sướng, mừng, vui lòng, hạnh phúc, tài tình, vui mừngVietnamese
• פֿריילעך, גליקלעך, צופרידןYiddish
• 快乐Chinese

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