Synonyms of bliss

bliss

noun

ˈblis 

1

as in paradise

a dwelling place of perfect happiness for the soul after death

the godly life she has lived will surely lead to infinite bliss after death

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paradise
• sky
• heaven
• nirvana
• glory
• Zion
• on high
• empyrean
• New Jerusalem
• kingdom come
• Elysium
• above
• elysian fields
• promised land
• Valhalla
• Beulah
• happy hunting ground
• afterworld
• afterlife
• hereafter
• otherworld

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hell
• perdition
• inferno
• limbo
• purgatory
• Pandemonium
• Gehenna
• abyss
• underworld
• pit
• netherworld
• hades

2

as in joy

a feeling or state of well-being and contentment

the enviable bliss of a happily married couple

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joy
• happiness
• blissfulness
• enjoyment
• beatitude
• pleasure
• joyfulness
• blessedness
• ecstasy
• gladness
• satisfaction
• felicity
• delight
• elation
• warm fuzzies
• exultation
• euphoria
• rapture
• nirvana
• exhilaration
• intoxication
• glee
• comfort
• ravishment
• high
• paradise
• mirth
• cheerfulness
• exuberance
• jubilation
• joyousness
• triumph
• gratification
• glory
• transport
• heaven
• seventh heaven
• contentedness
• jollity
• elatedness
• delectation
• jubilance
• lightheartedness
• rapturousness
• merriness
• gleefulness
• gaiety
• content
• cheer
• jocundity
• gladsomeness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misery
• sadness
• unhappiness
• calamity
• sorrow
• wretchedness
• anguish
• agony
• woe
• desolation
• melancholy
• sufferance
• gloom
• depression
• blues
• dejection
• despondency
• hell
• ill-being
• joylessness
• gloominess
• doldrums
• purgatory
• woefulness
• cheerlessness
• mournfulness
• desolateness
• plaintiveness
• disheartenment
• downheartedness
• Gehenna
• dispiritedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bliss

And between now and then, thinking back to the bliss of your stay, with all of its special touches, exemplary food, and nearly clairvoyant service. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026

Lauren Cohan reacts to the big smooch, and if this means romantic bliss for Maggie moving forward. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Aug. 2026

While the bliss of a spa treatment will eventually wear off and shore excursions can be hit-or-miss, paying for a balcony cabin stands out as one of the most reliable cruise upgrades. — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2026

My mom pulled off something incredible by facilitating this surprise, this gift, and Justin and I started laughing out of pure bliss. — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026