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Synonyms & Antonyms of joy
(Entry 1 of 2)
- the inexpressible joy that the couple are feeling upon the birth of their first child
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- ecstasy,
- euphoria,
- glory,
- heaven,
- nirvana,
- paradise,
- rapture,
- rapturousness,
- ravishment,
- seventh heaven,
- transport
- cheer,
- cheerfulness,
- comfort,
- exuberance,
- gaiety
- (also gayety),
- gladsomeness,
- glee,
- gleefulness,
- jocundity,
- jollity,
- joyfulness,
- joyousness,
- jubilance,
- jubilation,
- lightheartedness,
- merriness,
- mirth
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- my car is my pride and joy
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joy
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of joy (Entry 2 of 2)
- the whole town is joying in the fact that its oldest church has been restored to its Victorian splendor
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“Joy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/joy. Accessed 12 Aug. 2022.
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