GLADDEN Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

gladden

verb

ˈgla-dᵊn

Definition of gladden

as in to delight

to give satisfaction to it would gladden me to hear you sing again

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Recent Examples of gladden But there’s something reliably gladdening about sitting down with a warm bowl that promises to nourish. — Karen Yuan, Bon Appétit, 1 Feb. 2025 But there’s something genuinely gladdening to take away from this inquiry into the modern media. — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 18 Feb. 2023 The word from Washington is sure to gladden the Newsom campaign. — Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2021 Even a dead beaver, with its buck teeth sticking out of its decomposing skull, seemed to gladden Balken. — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021 That turnaround is sure to gladden the hearts of Republicans, who have no hope of controlling the White House without Texas. — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2020

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Trains run throughout and between each display, delighting the smallest New Yorkers especially.

— CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
The cynic in me delights at how Elon Musk piddled away more than $450 million of his billions on all those losing Republican candidates.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of delight

Verb

Sports events and fun activities with kids plus casual get-togethers will please you.

— Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026
Each dish at Manhattan’s Atomix pleases the senses and comes with a menu card articulating its inspiration and how it’s rooted in Korean culinary history.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of please

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An evening spent learning something absorbing can be satisfying simply because the world feels a little less familiar afterward.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
However, public clouds don’t always satisfy the legal, operational and security requirements of a sovereign environment.

— Karan Alang, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of satisfy

Verb

When the game was over, the Lakers had been feasted on by the Warriors, falling 112-95 game at Chase Center.

— Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
Galland embellished his ghouls with new characteristics not found in the original Arabic, chiefly the macabre practice of digging up graves to feast on human flesh.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of feast

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The fact-checkers amused me too—in particular one diligent soul who spent days trying to fact-check the concept of a monsoon.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2026
He was baffled and amused, for instance, by the fact that someone on set would offer to hold an umbrella for him in the rain.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of amuse

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