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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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"Like everyone here, I'm so happy," Pelaez told AFP.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

She is singing, "If you're happy and you know it clap your hands" with Preston smiling and clapping his hands along to the song.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Feldstein told Vogue at the time that the ceremony’s outdoor and rustic nature was inspired by “our happy place together.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

If you can spend three minutes washing your face everyday to look good physically, you can take three minutes to meditate to make your mind happy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

She was breathless and glowing from the cold, and happy too, as happy as I had seen her in a long time.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo