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delighted in

VERB

take pleasure from

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admire adore appreciate cherish indulge in relish revel in savor

WEAK

amuse oneself be content be pleased dig eat up enjoy feast on get a kick out of get high on get off on glory in groove on like live a little live it up love luxuriate in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abhor condemn despise detest dislike hate

Example Sentences

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They’ve delighted in speed and movement and creative players who stroke the ball around the field like golf shots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

By contrast, her father delighted in his daughter’s zeal for learning.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

It was no different on the day of her Senate confirmation hearing, when journalists and social media delighted in noting that seated behind her was her son-in-law, the retired wrestler known as Triple H.

From Salon • Oct. 9, 2025

One varsity player who delighted in practicing again: Max Rastegar, who had left Pali High following the fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025

Pericles delighted in philosophy and science, and Anaxagoras was one of his principal confidants.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan