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with pleasure

ADVERB
gladly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cheerfully cheerily cordially enthusiastically freely gleefully gratefully heartily readily warmly willingly
WEAK
acquiescently ardently beatifically blissfully blithely contentedly delightedly delightfully ecstatically enchantedly felicitously gaily genially jocundly jovially joyfully joyously lovingly merrily paradisiacally passionately pleasantly pleasingly pleasurably rapturously sweetly with good grace with relish zealously zestfully
Antonyms
STRONGEST
unwillingly
WEAK
sadly unhappily

Example Sentences

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Raimund crouched down and roared with pleasure as he landed his final-round jump.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

But it does produce more dopamine, the chemical associated with pleasure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Now, as a flight instructor, Sintora flies in planes over and around the blimp all the time, and he hopes to one day perhaps mix business with pleasure as a pilot for the blimp.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2025

In an interview with the Washington Post, Mitchell described his work from that time as “filled with pleasure of drawing, of fighting with men I loved, the exhilaration of color and war.”

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025

He said this so warmly that she flushed with pleasure.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt