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

Republicans are rubbing their hands in glee at the neocommunist advance in their opposing party. — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

To the director’s glee, modern audiences may be more uncomfortable with Erika and Elliot’s lopsided power dynamic than the sight of sweet-faced Hoffman in a pig mask and panties. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Neither his Democratic critics nor the Republicans who seem to be awaiting his nomination with glee are apt to make that distinction for Michigan voters. — Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026

Social media exploded with stories of glee, even emanating from funeral services. — Tony Jones, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Phrases Containing glee

• glee club