as in delighted
filled with great joy
She was overjoyed to see her sister again. They weren't overjoyed at the idea of working together. I'm overjoyed that you can come to my party.
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Recent Examples of overjoyed
Weaving was overjoyed to reunite with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, especially since their aforementioned filmmaking collective wasn’t always slated to helm the sequel to their breakout film.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
Everyone here is so overjoyed to see your rosy cheeks again.
—Lauren Ashley Bishop, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh was overjoyed after his team pulled out a 22-19 overtime victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday at SoFi Stadium.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Charlie, a 2-year-old golden retriever from Montreal, Quebec, left people delighted after his owner, Lauren Lieberman, 34, shared a video of his overjoyed reaction to the fresh blanket of snow.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
Everyone here is so overjoyed to see your rosy cheeks again.
—Lauren Ashley Bishop, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh was overjoyed after his team pulled out a 22-19 overtime victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday at SoFi Stadium.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 9 Dec. 2025
Charlie, a 2-year-old golden retriever from Montreal, Quebec, left people delighted after his owner, Lauren Lieberman, 34, shared a video of his overjoyed reaction to the fresh blanket of snow.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overjoyed
Adjective
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After attention from delighted passengers grew, the possum eventually left the gift shop on its own and wandered into the main terminal, apparently ready to explore new horizons.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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Trump delighted in mocking him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Just happy to keep this thing rolling.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Presumably every San Diego State fan will ace one of these happy tests, too.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Instead of taking a turn for the romantic, the two leaned hard into bromance as half of a quartet of dudes who were absolutely thrilled to be ice skating together at Rockefeller Center during a very wholesome bachelor party.—
Kase Wickman,
Vanity Fair,
1 Mar. 2026
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If 2026 is 2016 all over again, the spontaneous girl who’s been dormant in me for a decade couldn’t be more thrilled.—
Marianne Mychaskiw,
Allure,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In the face of the insidious chaos of 2026, the band rises to the moment with A Wave That Will Never Break, an ecstatic, devotional album stocked with powerful choruses that reflect on the nature of destruction.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
23 Mar. 2026
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By remembering those ecstatic moments of having witnessed him read and perform.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Overjoyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overjoyed. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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