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

Other, less cartoonish responses have lingered on Cambridge’s comparable glee in brandishing Arday in the first place. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026

His earlier display of emotion made the song’s meaning hit even harder — and as the crowd erupted into jumps and shouts of glee, Smith stood there, a grin growing on his lipsticked mouth. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

That doesn’t make the games any less competitive — or physical — but a childlike glee underscores every aspect of those hoop sessions. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Alice slowly gets Marshall to lie on the floor, grabs the bottle of whiskey, and pours it into his mouth with glee. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing glee

• glee club