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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Rashida really walks this wonderful line between laughing at him and being delighted by him.

— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 30 July 2026
Far better was his save in a freezing Vienna in December 1996 against Rapid in the Champions League, which delighted the 5,000 travelling United fans and stunned the Austrians.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 27 July 2026

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