as in delighted
experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight
I was feeling rather chuffed with myself, having competed in a cricket tournament with some of England's best
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Recent Examples of chuffed
A number of restaurants in Great Britain and Ireland must be feeling pretty chuffed today.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2024
For most of the past eight weeks, city officials have had reason to feel chuffed, with no new cases involving local transmission (and usually only a handful at most every day elsewhere in China).
—The Economist, 20 June 2020
All were chuffed to participate.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
But over in Milan, fans were pretty chuffed about Icardi's departure.
—SI.com, 2 Sep. 2019
Other BBMAs attendees appeared chuffed to interact with Swift as well.
—Abby Jones, Billboard, 21 May 2018
Norfolk Islanders are proud of their unique culture and the lawn bowlers were chuffed to stand on a podium and watch the raising of their green and white flag that features the Norfolk Pine.
—Fox News, 8 Apr. 2018
Foddy, an unpresuming Australian with a doctorate in moral philosophy who now makes video games that purposely abuse their players, encouraged me not to get too chuffed about my entourage.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2018
Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2024
For most of the past eight weeks, city officials have had reason to feel chuffed, with no new cases involving local transmission (and usually only a handful at most every day elsewhere in China).
—The Economist, 20 June 2020
All were chuffed to participate.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
But over in Milan, fans were pretty chuffed about Icardi's departure.
—SI.com, 2 Sep. 2019
Other BBMAs attendees appeared chuffed to interact with Swift as well.
—Abby Jones, Billboard, 21 May 2018
Norfolk Islanders are proud of their unique culture and the lawn bowlers were chuffed to stand on a podium and watch the raising of their green and white flag that features the Norfolk Pine.
—Fox News, 8 Apr. 2018
Foddy, an unpresuming Australian with a doctorate in moral philosophy who now makes video games that purposely abuse their players, encouraged me not to get too chuffed about my entourage.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chuffed
Adjective
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The day after his rescue, Fish and Wildlife returned the raccoon back to a delighted Combs.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The depth and detail in these new audio editions is unparalleled — listeners are going to be delighted.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Series creator Lauren Schmidt Hissrich has made numerous changes to the source material, very few of which pleased fans or made much sense.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The wedding guests appeared more than pleased to have puppies around, and everyone got cuddles.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Lee agreed Canto-Osorio did fumble, but was glad to catch a break.—
Greg Dudek,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Most pay equity advocates are glad men's earnings have increased, said Katherine Gallagher Robbins, senior research fellow for the National Partnership for Women & Families.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Auggie certainly seemed thankful for her plush bed and soft blanket.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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Millions of people worldwide have reason to be thankful that Swedish engineer Rune Elmqvist decided not to practice medicine.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Nadel, who is openly gay, muses on how the deaths of gay men subsidized his easy, happy childhood.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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Though Todd and Julie's homecoming was received with overwhelming warmth by the extended Chrisley clan and all their friends, not every member of the core crew is happy with how the pick-up went down.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The furniture, objects, and art left me feeling culturally satisfied and inspired to finally finish furnishing my apartment.—
Libby Page,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2025
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Yes, there’s the business case that satisfied workers perform better.—
Janine MacLachlan,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Chuffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuffed. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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