tickled

ADJECTIVE

glad

Synonyms

STRONG

animated beaming cheering contented delighted exhilarated gratified gratifying overjoyed pleased pleasing rejoicing sparkling up willing

WEAK

beautiful blithesome bright can't complain cheerful cheery felicitous floating on air gay genial gleeful happy hilarious jocund jovial joyful joyous lighthearted merry mirthful pleasant pleased as punch radiant tickled pink tickled to death

Antonyms

STRONG

depressed disappointed sad sorrowful unhappy upset

Example Sentences

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She agreed, tickled to reprise her role again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

"It just really tickled me - it's the contradiction," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

We were tickled, then, to see another iteration of our favorite story appear in Politico amid Becerra’s rise: an anonymity-heavy piece quoting the politician’s former administration colleagues calling him a loser.

From Slate • May 9, 2026

At my age to be in the same space with you for the Grammys, I am so tickled.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

The chairman knew something was in the air, and it tickled him.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

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