JOYOUS Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

joyous

adjective

ˈjȯi-əs

Definition of joyous

as in thankful

experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight a joyous crowd eagerly awaiting the countdown to midnight on New Year's Eve

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Recent Examples of joyous For Chicago White Sox rookie slugger Munetaka Murakami, Sunday was a celebration of the most joyous kind. — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 26 July 2026 Somewhere in the heated mist hovered the howls of Albert Ayler and the clarion call of his brother Donald’s trumpet, followed by the Ornette Coleman Quartet, saluting him with joyous cacophony. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026 Rodri, the Spanish captain and lynchpin, winner of the Golden Ball as best player in the tournament, placed both hands on his head, in joyous disbelief. — Sean Gregory, Time, 20 July 2026 Unfortunately, no one passed Bieber the memo about the joyous vibe that the World Cup halftime show was hoping to cultivate. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for joyous

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Adjective

The parents are thankful that both the mother and baby are OK.

— Lesley Marin, CBS News, 29 July 2026
The thankful and polite, yet rowdy Post Malone was preceded onstage Wednesday by first opening artist Carter Faith and part-coheadliner, part-opener Jelly Roll .

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026

Definition of thankful

Adjective

And the ocean nymphs try out this wonder on more plants, and are delighted that the same thing happens at its touch, and repeat it by scattering the seeds from the plants through the waves.

— Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
More than polished service, omotenashi describes a host’s ability to sense what would make a guest feel comfortable, delighted, or seen, then act before the guest has to articulate a need.

— Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of delighted

Adjective

This will have pleased manager Phil Parkinson, who last season was forced to use Zak Vyner as a makeshift holding midfielder alongside George Dobson as injury and suspension bit in the spring.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Gunther was none-too-pleased with the Owens’ addition, leading to a feud with SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis, who came out of retirement last night and fought valiantly in defeat against the Ring General.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of pleased

Adjective

Melody Winston, senior executive of Living Fresh Market in Forest Park, was glad to see some reprieve for her customers — and for her store.

— Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Lee, who also stole a base and made several excellent defensive plays, was glad to still be a Giant following the deadline.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of glad

Adjective

Tasha said, apparently satisfied that my day had been agreeable enough up to now.

— Murr Brewster, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026
Once every specification has been finalized and the golfer is satisfied with the results, the custom build is ordered to those exact specifications.

— Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of satisfied

Adjective

As in much of Europe, tourism is a sensitive subject, so knowing the unwritten rules (and even a bit of the local language, Euskera) will help avoid misunderstandings and unlock the city’s joyful, trademark love of the table.

— Marti Buckley, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026
Homecoming’s joyful coming-of-age story jettisons some of the old clichés (no one needed to see Uncle Ben’s death again) while still maintaining the personal elements that make Spidey so moving.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of joyful

Adjective

Every year there are a blissful six to eight weeks when Hatch chile peppers are in season.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026
Here, too, there were echoes of Keegan’s blissful early days, when queues snaked outside the stadium hours before kick-off and every victory felt like alchemy.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of blissful

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