Definitions

happy

[hap-ee] / ˈhæp i /

ADJECTIVE

in high spirits; delighted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cheerful delighted ecstatic elated enraptured exultant glad gleeful jolly joyful joyous jubilant merry mirthful overjoyed thrilled up upbeat

STRONG

blessed blissful blithe content contented convivial gratified peaceful pleasant pleased satisfied sparkling sunny tickled

WEAK

blest can't complain chipper chirpy flying high gay intoxicated laughing light lively on cloud nine peppy perky tickled pink walking on air

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depressed disappointed disturbed down grave melancholy miserable not happy sad serious sorrowful troubled unhappy upset

WEAK

discouraged dissatisfied forsaken hopeless morose pained

ADJECTIVE

favored by fortune

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fortunate lucky

STRONG

apt successful

WEAK

advantageous appropriate auspicious convenient enviable favorable felicitous fitting just meet nice opportune promising proper propitious providential right satisfactory seasonable suitable timely well-timed

Antonyms

WEAK

unfortunate unlucky

Usage

What are other ways to say happy? Happy is an adjective that emphasizes a pleasant ending or something that happens at just the right moment: By a happy accident, I received the package on time. Fortunate implies that success is obtained by the operation of favorable circumstances more than by direct effort; it is usually applied to grave or large matters (especially those happening in the ordinary course of things): fortunate in one’s choice of a partner; a fortunate investment. Lucky, a more colloquial word, is applied to situations that turn out well by chance: lucky at cards; my lucky day.

Example Sentences

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When her father died in 2018, she inherited his bees and started Happy Organics, although she hadn’t planned on starting a business.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

"Happy belated 80th birthday, @POTUS," Merz wrote on X.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

Highlights include “Orange County,” “The Happy Dictator,” “Damascus” and “Delirium.”

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

In the title essay of her 2013 collection, “This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage,” she describes her fear of remarrying after a childhood marked by divorce and a failed marriage of her own.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

It was very different from the Happy Valley.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

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