Synonyms of tickled

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adjective

as in delighted

experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight

I'm tickled that you like the present so much

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delighted
• pleased
• glad
• satisfied
• thankful
• happy
• gratified
• joyful
• joyous
• thrilled
• chuffed
• blissful
• cheerful
• smiling
• ecstatic
• laughing
• hopeful
• merry
• gleeful
• enraptured
• cheery
• jolly
• lighthearted
• jovial
• mirthful
• buoyant
• upbeat
• rapturous
• elated
• intoxicated
• beatific
• jubilant
• blithe
• optimistic
• exuberant
• euphoric
• exhilarated
• beaming
• sunny
• exultant
• rapt
• entranced
• blithesome
• rhapsodic
• gladsome
• jocund
• rosy
• gay
• sanguine
• rejoicing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sad
• unhappy
• displeased
• dissatisfied
• unsatisfied
• blue
• aggrieved
• depressed
• anguished
• joyless
• disheartened
• dejected
• abject
• downcast
• disconsolate
• melancholy
• forlorn
• despondent
• sorry
• unpleased
• brokenhearted
• mournful
• sorrowful
• plaintive
• gray
• doleful
• black
• lachrymose
• downhearted
• woeful
• dark
• grieved
• dolorous
• dispirited
• gloomy
• miserable
• wretched
• glum
• heartbroken
• woebegone
• heartsick
• desolate

tickled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of tickle

1

as in stung

Related Words

• stung
• bored
• tapped
• tingled
• drilled
• itched
• pierced
• punctured
• punched
• perforated
• holed
• riddled
• pricked
• penetrated
• broached
• poked
• prickled
• excavated
• hollowed
• gouged
• grooved
• burrowed (into)

2

as in titillated

Related Words

• titillated
• excited
• amused
• satiated
• sated
• entertained
• quenched
• captivated
• appeased
• placated
• delighted
• pleased
• gratified
• thrilled
• charmed
• treated
• mollified
• soothed
• assuaged
• gladdened
• contented
• diverted
• warmed
• pacified
• agreed (with)
• pleasured
• rejoiced
• comforted
• feasted
• humored
• galvanized
• suited
• satisfied
• calmed
• gassed
• indulged
• gladded
• pampered
• catered (to)
• coddled
• spoiled
• mollycoddled

Dissimilar Words

• got
• crossed
• annoyed
• bothered
• irritated
• aggravated
• displeased
• ruffled
• perturbed
• vexed
• piqued
• put out
• exasperated
• chafed
• angered
• outraged
• incensed
• infuriated
• grated
• enraged
• provoked
• inflamed
• roused
• disturbed
• maddened
• irked
• upset
• bugged
• agitated
• nettled
• riled
• rankled
• galled
• distressed
• peeved
• harassed
• offended
• fretted
• insulted
• roiled
• harried
• steamed up
• pestered
• affronted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tickled

Adjective

Heather is absolutely tickled and lets out a cackle, because that little bit surely hits even harder if the FBI has actually busted up one of your cast trips before. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Hagens was excited about it, but his new coach Marco Sturm might have been even more tickled, having coached Germany in the tournament in the past. — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026

That’s why so many of his teammates are so tickled that Larkin is playing such a huge part in this undefeated Olympic run so far for the United States. — Michael Russo, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026

The morning show’s host, Nicole Ryan, seemed tickled about it. — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025

Fortunately, Safdie had a little bit of leeway with Blunt, who had long admired his work and was more tickled than confused by the question. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025