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adjective

as in delighted

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gladdened

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verb

past tense of gladden
as in pleased
to give satisfaction to it would gladden me to hear you sing again

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gladdened
  1. delighted
  2. pleased
  3. joyous
  4. satisfied
  5. joyful
  6. warmed
  7. buoyed
  8. feasted
Adjective
  • Producers weren’t immediately convinced, but the filmmaker was delighted to have final cut on his first feature and insisted that Adult Supervision had to go there.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Eliza says, seemingly delighted that someone has recognized their unproblematic existence.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of delighted
Verb
  • After a multi-year hiatus from the show, Burgess pleased the judges with her first routine with Cameron.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The manner in which Marcos Llorente’s opener for Atletico transpired would not have pleased Andoni Iraola, even if the Spaniard needs time for his team to understand his out-of-possession demands.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of pleased
Adjective
  • The combination of Rykman's extended jams, psychedelic light show and joyous energy made the concert feel less like simply watching a band perform and more like temporarily stepping away for the normal day-to-day.
    — Steve Spaleta, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • To Browns fans, though, Thursday night also feels like a rare yet joyous moment.
    — Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of joyous
Verb
  • Jil Sander was a perfect distillation of itself and satisfied a modernist appetite.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The Jets tried to trade him during the summer, but were never able to get the deal that satisfied Kevin Cheveldayoff.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of satisfied
Adjective
  • The process of getting to know this book has been totally joyful.
    — Max Gao, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Family, friends and colleagues described Feldman as an amazing woman -- unconditionally accepting, active in her community, joyful, fun and compassionate.
    — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of joyful
Verb
  • Once confined to the Southeast, lone star ticks spread from Maine to Oklahoma in recent years as the climate warmed and as a decline in hunting led to an explosive growth in the number of whitetail deer, where lone stars find mates and breed.
    — Bob Drogin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The orange bitters add a dry and zesty citrus character, and the Bénédictine brings a late-palate honeyed complexity that is warmed with baking spices.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of warmed
Adjective
  • But Democrats did not view it as a good faith effort, and, feeling buoyed about their chances in the midterms, said Bondi further damaged her credibility with a party hoping to take the majority.
    — Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026
  • The online hype faded but the stock stayed relatively buoyed.
    — Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Definition of buoyed
Verb
  • Georgia needed only 24 offensive plays to storm out to a 28-0 halftime lead as its defense forced and feasted on Oklahoma errors.
    — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The Jets aren’t exactly setting the world on fire offensively, but quarterback Geno Smith has feasted on the Lions defense in the past during his time in Seattle.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of feasted
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“Gladdened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gladdened. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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