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Synonyms & Antonyms of gladdened
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in happy, joyful
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for gladdened
- blissful,
- buoyant,
- buoyed,
- cheerful,
- cheery,
- chipper,
- delighted,
- glad,
- gladsome,
- gleeful,
- happy,
- joyful,
- joyous,
- jubilant,
- sunny,
- upbeat
- ecstatic,
- elated,
- enraptured,
- entranced,
- euphoric,
- exhilarated,
- exuberant,
- exultant,
- overjoyed,
- rapturous,
- rhapsodic
- (also rhapsodical)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for gladdened
- bad,
- blue,
- brokenhearted,
- cast down,
- crestfallen,
- dejected,
- depressed,
- despondent,
- disconsolate,
- doleful,
- down,
- downcast,
- downhearted,
- down in the mouth,
- droopy,
- forlorn,
- gloomy,
- glum,
- hangdog,
- heartbroken,
- heartsick,
- heartsore,
- heavyhearted,
- inconsolable,
- joyless,
- low,
- low-spirited,
- melancholic,
- melancholy,
- miserable,
- mournful,
- sad,
- saddened,
- sorrowful,
- sorry,
- unhappy,
- woebegone,
- woeful,
- wretched
gladdened
verbpast tense of gladden
Synonyms & Antonyms of gladdened (Entry 2 of 2)
to give satisfaction to
- it would gladden me to hear you sing again
Synonyms for gladdened
Words Related to gladdened
- coddled,
- mollycoddled,
- pampered,
- spoiled
- (or chiefly British spoilt)
Near Antonyms for gladdened
- aggravated,
- annoyed,
- bothered,
- bugged,
- chafed,
- crossed,
- exasperated,
- galled,
- got,
- grated,
- irked,
- irritated,
- nettled,
- peeved,
- perturbed,
- piqued,
- put out,
- ruffled,
- vexed
- (also vext)
Antonyms for gladdened
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