Synonyms of delighting

delighting

verb

present participle of delight

1

as in joying

to feel or express joy or triumph

I delighted at the sight of my old schoolyard tormentor standing behind the fast-food counter, asking customers if they wanted fries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joying
• triumphing
• glorying
• exulting
• bragging
• rejoicing
• crowing
• exuberating
• jubilating
• kvelling
• boasting
• gloating
• swelling
• parading
• preening
• flaunting
• kicking up one's heels
• strutting
• swaggering
• showing off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• weeping
• grieving
• regretting
• lamenting
• bewailing
• bemoaning

2

as in pleasing

to give satisfaction to

the news that you had won the Pulitzer delighted us beyond words

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pleasing
• satisfying
• feasting
• warming
• thrilling
• pleasuring
• amusing
• contenting
• gratifying
• rejoicing
• gladdening
• entertaining
• tickling
• appeasing
• suiting
• agreeing (with)
• soothing
• exciting
• gassing
• gladding
• placating
• comforting
• charming
• pacifying
• mollifying
• calming
• titillating
• captivating
• quenching
• diverting
• treating
• satiating
• sating
• galvanizing
• humoring
• assuaging
• indulging
• spoiling
• pampering
• coddling
• catering (to)
• mollycoddling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• displeasing
• getting
• crossing
• bothering
• aggravating
• irritating
• exasperating
• perturbing
• bugging
• angering
• annoying
• vexing
• irking
• piquing
• outraging
• ruffling
• inflaming
• chafing
• enraging
• provoking
• galling
• riling
• maddening
• grating
• nettling
• infuriating
• putting out
• rankling
• roiling
• rousing
• incensing
• upsetting
• disturbing
• distressing
• agitating
• harassing
• fretting
• enflaming
• steaming up
• pestering
• peeving
• harrying
• insulting
• offending
• affronting