JOYED Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

joyed

verb

past tense of joy

as in delighted

to feel or express joy or triumph the whole town is joying in the fact that its oldest church has been restored to its Victorian splendor

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delighted

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Past visitors include different types of tuna that have delighted sport fishers, and open-ocean red crabs that can change the poop color of birds that feast on them.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Some of the builders were delighted by the strange setup — the sleeping alcoves for him and Lakofski, the balustrade inspired by the chain link of a nearby playground (and, maybe, a little Frank Gehry).

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2026

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