Synonyms of glee

glee

noun

ˈglē 

as in cheerfulness

a mood characterized by high spirits and amusement and often accompanied by laughter

the evident glee with which the tabloids report on the misfortunes of celebrities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheerfulness
• merriness
• cheer
• festivity
• mirth
• gleefulness
• hilarity
• merriment
• mirthfulness
• joviality
• joyfulness
• cheeriness
• joking
• gayness
• reveling
• humor
• brightness
• gaiety
• jocundity
• funning
• playfulness
• frivolity
• giddiness
• levity
• jollity
• revelry
• jollification
• insouciance
• jubilance
• sunniness
• jocularity
• buoyancy
• buffoonery
• rejoicing
• lightheartedness
• flippancy
• joyousness
• animation
• vivacity
• jocosity
• sportiveness
• jauntiness
• jesting
• joshing
• clownishness
• perkiness
• liveliness
• jocoseness
• gamesomeness
• rollicking
• frolicking
• good-naturedness
• gamboling
• romping
• good-humoredness
• jest

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sorrow
• sadness
• unhappiness
• dejection
• melancholy
• depression
• gloom
• blues
• bile
• spleen
• seriousness
• earnestness
• discontent
• forlornness
• despondence
• gravity
• grimness
• sourness
• solemnity
• woe
• disgruntlement
• soberness
• joylessness
• moodiness
• mournfulness
• darkness
• blackness
• misery
• solemnness
• plaintiveness
• gloominess
• glumness
• graveness
• mourning
• heartbreak
• desolation
• wretchedness
• sobersidedness
• desolateness
• woefulness
• dolefulness
• dolorousness
• miserableness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of glee

Dickey wields Rosemary’s pack-a-day-for-half-a-century smoker’s cough with glee, and K Callan, who plays the mayor’s elderly secretary and turned 90 in January, gives a devastating monologue in the season finale. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 29 June 2026

There’s already angst in the party, and glee among Republicans, that the trio will use their new clout to spotlight issues that divide Democrats. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 24 June 2026

Because in a country increasingly divided by social justice causes and their opposing viewpoints, fans increasingly care where their sports teams stand — sometimes to fans' glee or chagrin — depending on whether their opinions agree with that of their teams or leagues. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026

To our glee, the air mattresses floated him high in the water. — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026

Phrases Containing glee

• glee club