Synonyms of joys

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noun

plural of joy

as in delights

a source of great satisfaction

my car is my pride and joy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delights
• pleasures
• treats
• feasts
• amusements
• gases
• reliefs
• kicks
• diversions
• fun
• comforts
• delectations
• mannas
• entertainments
• gratifications
• recreations
• solaces
• indulgences
• ambrosias

joys

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verb

present tense third-person singular of joy

as in triumphs

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delights
• triumphs
• glories
• exults
• rejoices
• brags
• jubilates
• exuberates
• crows
• kvells
• gloats
• kicks up one's heels
• boasts
• swells
• preens
• flaunts
• parades
• shows off
• struts
• swaggers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regrets
• laments
• grieves
• weeps
• bewails
• bemoans

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of joys

Noun

Israel robs children of their smallest joys because joy is the seed of hope, and that is how the body learns that captivity is not the natural condition of life. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Tomas Hill Lopez-Menchero Jack Grealish (Everton) One of the great joys of last season was the sight of Jack Grealish getting approximately 75 per cent of his groove back on loan at Everton. — David Ornstein, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Marquez’s personal journal, which documented her inner joys and struggles over the last year, is also open on a table in the exhibition for guests to read through, draw over, or tear. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

This one, however, finds the director in a mood to confront the inevitable changes and march of time, its joys and sadness in the lives of ordinary people going about living it. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

Sweet potatoes are one of the great joys of a vegetable garden. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 2 Sep. 2026

One of the joys of science is discovering that nature often challenges our intuition. — K. R. Prathyusha, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026

Wine has always been a big part of the equation at Jiko, which exposed oenophiles to the joys of South Africa’s vineyards from the start. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026

Working with our tones and our pain and joys should be considered an honor. — Tommy Orange, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

Verb

There are no sorrows In our lives Nor joys either. — Ricardo Reis, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026

The supermodel, 71, snapped a mirror selfie in a black bikini while soaking up the sun — and joys! — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026

They were tasked with returning the October joys that José Bautista, Edwin Encarnación and Josh Donaldson brought before them. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025