GLORIED Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

gloried

verb

past tense of glory

as in delighted

to feel or express joy or triumph the whole city gloried in the home team's winning of the World Series

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Their remarks earned cheers and applause, which delighted Demos.

— Erin Jensen, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
The videos have delighted audiences to such a degree that the content creator says his days toiling outside are decidedly in the past.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of delighted

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After Friday’s delay in the Paramount-WBD antitrust lawsuit, shares of both media companies slid in after-hours trading, foes of the merger exulted and observers tried to process the latest twist in the merger saga.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 July 2026
Watching from New Orleans, former Huskers star guard Tyronn Lue exulted.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026

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After two jittery routines to start her competition, Claire triumphed with a stick to rocket ahead of Blakely and Carey.

— Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
And in June, when Andy Burnham triumphed in a by-election on his way to becoming prime minister just a month later, he was flanked in victory by a 6-foot furry fox and a man in superhero spandex.

— Mark Rice-Oxley, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026

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