What is another word for happy?
904 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ hˈapi], [ hˈapi], [ h_ˈa_p_i]
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Similar words for happy:
- Panglossian (adjective)
- airy (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- animate (adjective)
- animated (adjective)
- apt (adjective)
- auspicious (adjective)
- beatific (adjective)
- befitting (adjective)
- buoyant (adjective)
- carefree (adjective)
- chance (adjective)
- cheerful (adjective)
- comfortable (adjective)
- complacent (adjective)
- congenial (adjective)
- content (adjective)
- convivial (adjective)
- cordial (adjective)
- debonair (adjective)
- easygoing, laid back (adjective)
- effervescent (adjective)
- entertained (adjective)
- favorable (adjective)
- felicitous (adjective)
- festive (adjective)
- fit (adjective)
- fitting (adjective)
- fortuitous (adjective)
- fortunate (adjective)
- frolicsome (adjective)
- golden (adjective)
- gratified (adjective)
- halcyon (adjective)
- hilarious (adjective)
- hopeful (adjective)
- important (adjective)
- in high spirits; satisfied (adjective)
- jocular (adjective)
- jocular/jocose/jocund (adjective)
- jolly (adjective)
- just (adjective)
- lighthearted (adjective)
- lively (adjective)
- mirthful (adjective)
- nonchalant (adjective)
- opportune (adjective)
- optimistic (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- pat (adjective)
- pleasant (adjective)
- pleased (adjective)
- promising (adjective)
- propitious (adjective)
- rapt (adjective)
- rapturous (adjective)
- ready (adjective)
- red-letter (adjective)
- rollicking (adjective)
- rose-colored (adjective)
- satisfied (adjective)
- successful (adjective)
- suitable (adjective)
- sullen (adjective)
- tickled (adjective)
- tipsy (adjective)
- triumphant (adjective)
- upbeat (adjective)
- vivacious (adjective)
- willing (adjective)
- blissful (noun)
- contented (noun)
- drunk (noun)
- drunken (noun)
- elysian (noun)
- euphoriant (noun)
- expansive (noun)
- happy (noun)
- other synonyms
- affecting
- animated
- carefree
- convivial
- cordial
- encouraging
- enraptured
- exhilarated
- exulting
- frolicsome
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- in good spirits
- other relevant words
- rapturous
- shining
Synonyms for Happy:
adj.
• Panglossian (adjective)- looking through rosecolored glasses,
- looking the bright side,
- looking bright side,
- looking through rose colored glasses.
- more vitalized,
- ex-cited,
- zingier,
- ex cited,
- most zestful,
- zingiest,
- quickest,
- more zestful,
- quick,
- more fervent,
- most vitalized.
- de-cent,
- more behooving,
- more beseeming,
- be-fitting,
- be seeming,
- be-coming,
- most behooving,
- most beseeming,
- de cent,
- what doctor ordered,
- on nose,
- on button,
- be-seeming.
- spirited,
- happy-go-lucky,
- complaisant,
- joyful,
- jaunty,
- amiable,
- genial,
- cheery,
- good-humored,
- friendly,
- pleasant,
- cheerful,
- affable,
- merry,
- agreeable,
- gay,
- sparkling,
- easygoing,
- glad,
- bright,
- sunny.
- at rest,
- heartiest,
- snug as bug in rug,
- Soothed,
- cared for,
- snug as a bug in a rug,
- healthy,
- loose-fitting,
- hale,
- softer,
- made well.
- most self-contented,
- un concerned,
- more self-contented,
- more self pleased,
- self righteous,
- most self contented,
- more self-pleased,
- most self-pleased,
- selfsatisfied,
- self contented,
- selfcontented,
- most self pleased,
- selfassured,
- self pleased,
- most selfpleased,
- self satisfied,
- most selfcontented,
- selfpleased,
- self possessed,
- selfpossessed,
- more selfpleased,
- selfrighteous,
- un-concerned,
- self assured,
- more selfcontented,
- more self contented.
- most wellsuited,
- more well-suited,
- like minded,
- most amical,
- more wellsuited,
- clubbiest,
- more consistent,
- goodhumored,
- more well suited,
- more amical,
- most well suited,
- good humored,
- social,
- most conversable,
- clubbier,
- wellsuited,
- most well-suited,
- likeminded,
- more conversable,
- co operative,
- well suited.
- most glad-handering,
- more conversible,
- most gladhandering,
- back slapping,
- most backslapping,
- most glad handering,
- most back slapping,
- more back-slapping,
- most conversible,
- more backslapping,
- most festal,
- festal,
- more festal,
- more back slapping,
- more glad-handering,
- more gladhandering,
- more glad handering,
- gladhandering,
- most back-slapping,
- more holiday,
- most holiday,
- glad handering.
- palsy walsy,
- more heart-to-heart,
- palsywalsy,
- buddybuddy,
- most heart-to-heart,
- most redcarpet,
- most buddybuddy,
- more buddybuddy,
- most red carpet,
- more heart to heart,
- most red-carpet,
- buddy buddy,
- more red carpet,
- more buddy-buddy,
- more redcarpet,
- most buddy buddy,
- more red-carpet,
- more buddy buddy,
- most heart to heart,
- most buddy-buddy,
- redcarpet,
- heart to heart.
- re assuring,
- more toward,
- more reassuring,
- re-assuring,
- most reassuring,
- most toward,
- most pleasureful,
- more pleasureful,
- full of promise,
- full promise.
- most wellchosen,
- more well chosen,
- more telling,
- most well chosen,
- in-spired,
- most telling,
- in spired,
- inspired,
- wellchosen,
- more well-chosen,
- most well-chosen,
- more wellchosen.
- GOGO,
- most go-go,
- swinging,
- most gogo,
- juiced up,
- more rocking,
- perky,
- Rocking,
- more go go,
- more grooving,
- more carnivalesque,
- most carnival,
- more go-go,
- most rocking,
- go go,
- most carnivalesque,
- more carnival,
- more gogo,
- most grooving,
- most go go.
- pre pared,
- de-serving,
- most desirable,
- most correspondent,
- more correspondent,
- rightful,
- pre-pared,
- de serving.
- most luckydog,
- more lucky dog,
- luckydog,
- most lucky dog,
- lucky dog,
- more serendipitous,
- flukest,
- fluker,
- most serendipitous,
- more lucky-dog,
- most lucky-dog,
- more luckydog.
- most gamesome,
- Gamesome,
- sportive,
- most antic,
- mischievous,
- more gamesome,
- kittenish,
- impish,
- most sportive,
- more antic,
- most coltish,
- more coltish.
- most obtained,
- most consummated,
- more compassed,
- more consummated,
- more concluded,
- most actualized,
- more obtained,
- most compassed,
- most concluded,
- most attained,
- perfest,
- more effectuated,
- most effected,
- brought close,
- brought a close,
- dis-patched,
- most achieved,
- perfer,
- most effectuated,
- made good,
- more achieved,
- most dispatched,
- more effected,
- dis patched,
- more attained,
- brought to close,
- more actualized,
- more dispatched.
- more gut busting,
- most side-splitting,
- riotest,
- gut busting,
- more side splitting,
- side splitting,
- side-splitting,
- most side splitting,
- gutbusting,
- hilarious,
- laughable,
- more gut-busting,
- most gutbusting,
- more gutbusting,
- more side-splitting,
- most gut-busting,
- screamest,
- most gut busting,
- witty.
- on cloud nine,
- flying high,
- delighted,
- captivated,
- tickled pink,
- light,
- peaceful,
- up,
- blithe,
- walking on air,
- jubilant,
- ecstatic,
- gleeful,
- blest,
- peppy.
- more joshing,
- jokiest,
- most joshing,
- jokier,
- most jocose,
- most jocund,
- teasing,
- most comic,
- facetious,
- more jesting,
- most jesting.
- un-impressible,
- un emotional,
- un flappable,
- un-perturbed,
- un-emotional,
- un caring,
- dis-passionate,
- more unexcited,
- dis impassioned,
- most unimpressible,
- dis-impassioned,
- dis interested,
- more disimpassioned,
- un feeling,
- in curious,
- un-ruffled,
- most unexcited,
- in-different,
- more unimpressible,
- un-caring,
- effortless,
- un ruffled,
- in different,
- un-excited,
- un excited,
- dis passionate,
- un impressible,
- dis-interested,
- un perturbed,
- in-curious,
- most disimpassioned.
- lighthearted,
- congenial,
- chirpy,
- on top,
- blithesome,
- buddy-buddy,
- lucky,
- fitting,
- boffo,
- lucky-dog,
- self-pleased,
- lively,
- complacent,
- at peace,
- airy,
- ready,
- enchanted,
- campy,
- grooving,
- fortunate,
- gagged up,
- festive,
- effervescent,
- frolicsome,
- jolly,
- gratified,
- getting a break,
- gut-busting,
- well-suited,
- co-operative,
- be fitting,
- pleasureful,
- full of zip,
- riproaring,
- jocular,
- floating on air,
- jokey,
- warm,
- good enough,
- in the lead,
- mirthful,
- having fun,
- entertained,
- zingy,
- clubby,
- well,
- befitting,
- palmy,
- coming up roses,
- cordial,
- looking through rose-colored glasses,
- self-contented,
- unexcited,
- psyched up,
- enjoying oneself,
- just what was ordered,
- well-chosen,
- luck out,
- golden,
- on top of world,
- felicitous,
- back-slapping,
- holding aces,
- fortuitous,
- prizewinning,
- can't complain,
- zesty,
- amical,
- debonair,
- Conversible,
- Larking,
- campiest,
- be coming,
- heart-to-heart,
- buoyant,
- looking on the bright side,
- luck in,
- gala,
- backslapping,
- red-carpet,
- rioter,
- for grins,
- fit,
- gladsome,
- glad-handering,
- chirpier,
- palmiest,
- in the groove,
- out front,
- rose-colored,
- vivacious,
- serendipitous,
- Disimpassioned,
- regular fellow,
- pat,
- convivial,
- keeping the faith,
- screamer,
- chirpiest,
- carnivalesque,
- Conversable,
- pleased,
- Tickled,
- hit it big,
- that's the ticket,
- opportune,
- into something,
- Beseeming,
- PERF,
- zestful,
- prosperous,
- dexter,
- halcyon,
- lots of laughs,
- right neighborly,
- well chosen,
- laid back,
- campier,
- looking good,
- tickled to death,
- celebratory,
- looking on bright side,
- comfortable,
- successful,
- all systems go,
- coltish,
- willing,
- go-go,
- in high spirits,
- favorable,
- auspicious,
- just,
- well timed,
- optimistic,
- rapt,
- carried away,
- propitious,
- suitable,
- on the button,
- rollicking,
- beatific,
- Unimpressible,
- what the doctor ordered,
- brought to a close,
- carefree.
- trans ported,
- most captivated,
- most enthralled,
- un conscious,
- over-whelmed,
- most beguiled,
- de-lighted,
- more enraptured,
- pre-occupied,
- more ravished,
- caught in,
- be witched,
- more daydreaming,
- most enraptured,
- in tent,
- un-conscious,
- more gripped,
- more captivated,
- more enthralled,
- over whelmed,
- wrapped up,
- most ravished,
- in-attentive,
- pre occupied,
- most daydreaming,
- be-witched,
- most entranced,
- de lighted,
- most gripped,
- more beguiled,
- more entranced.
- more riproaring,
- more romping,
- most cavorting,
- more cavorting,
- rip-roaring,
- devil may care,
- most rip roaring,
- most rip-roaring,
- more rip-roaring,
- most romping,
- rip roaring,
- most riproaring,
- more rip roaring.
- on track,
- at top of ladder,
- bestselling,
- triumphant,
- extra ordinary,
- out-standing,
- at the top,
- ahead of the game,
- out in front.
- grim.
- pleased as punch,
- more up,
- over-joyed,
- over joyed,
- most up,
- cant complain,
- tickled death,
- floating air.
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- uplift.
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- fulfilled.
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- pleasing.
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- tailor-made,
- becoming,
- appropriate,
- proper,
- correct.
Other synonyms:
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- disgruntlement,
- solemn,
- perturbing,
- glumness,
- grumbler,
- teary,
- Exultancy,
- delectation,
- Grouser,
- afflicted,
- doldrums,
- upbeat,
- whiner,
- Overjoy,
- dysphoria,
- intoxicated,
- heartbreak,
- gladly,
- mournfulness,
- deject,
- growler,
- disgruntle,
- upsetting,
- tenebrific,
- jubilance,
- Griper,
- seventh heaven,
- mutterer,
- discontentment,
- seraphic,
- disruptive,
- enraptured,
- unsettling,
- complainer,
- bellyacher,
- troublous,
- grouse,
- grump,
- dolefulness,
- distressful,
- cloud nine,
- worrisome,
- distressing,
- Exultance,
- jubilate,
- terrible,
- worrying,
- downheartedness,
- Sorehead,
- Flattered,
- heavy-heartedness,
- dispiriting.
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- wound,
- depression,
- cry,
- glory.
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- hurt.
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- right.
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- letdown.
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- high.
- gasser,
- passion,
- amusement,
- High Jinks,
- wheel,
- Ardency,
- enthusiasm,
- frisk,
- content,
- contenting,
- jamboree,
- frolic,
- high old time,
- gratifying,
- bliss,
- jag,
- fulfillment,
- catering,
- chance,
- jinks,
- meet,
- bluebird,
- eudaemonia,
- festivity,
- cheer,
- mercy,
- appeasement,
- joyance,
- gaiety,
- soul,
- blissfulness,
- rejoicing,
- accomplishment,
- eagerness,
- repletion,
- elation,
- warmth,
- shindig,
- compliance,
- steam,
- glee,
- ardor,
- sunshine,
- blessedness,
- contentment,
- splore,
- hoopla,
- jocundity,
- merriment,
- hilarity,
- good fortune,
- relief,
- pathos,
- fling,
- Cess,
- revel,
- Luckiness,
- redress,
- gusto,
- recovery,
- felicity,
- elan,
- bum,
- Sufficing,
- excitement,
- zing,
- lark,
- sunniness,
- toot,
- gambol,
- jollity,
- comfort,
- fun,
- enjoyment,
- team spirit,
- extravaganza,
- satisfaction,
- rattle,
- pep,
- gig,
- mirth,
- amusements,
- merry-making,
- zest,
- brannigan,
- will,
- satisfying,
- ebullience,
- merrymaking,
- ardour,
- gratification,
- fortune's wheel,
- joss,
- Tittup,
- complacency,
- approval,
- spree,
- zeal,
- restitution,
- joyfulness,
- fun and games,
- kick,
- exhilaration,
- shindy,
- blast,
- fulfilment,
- rejoicings,
- wing-ding,
- bowl,
- Gayety,
- vivacity,
- cakes and ale.
How to use "Happy" in context?
The adjective "happy" is derived from the Old English "happige," meaning "propitious," or "fortunate." The Oxford English Dictionary traces the use of "happy" as an adjective to 1447.
The modern meaning of happy is to be in a state of satisfaction, contentment, or joy. This sense of happiness has been documented back to the 1500s. Some popular expressions that convey happiness are "happy birthday," "happy holidays," and "happy Easter."
There are many types of happiness that people experience.
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Equivalence
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Verb, past tense
merry.
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Verb, past tense
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Reverse Entailment
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Adjective
unhappy.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective
beautiful, displeased, encouraged, enthusiastic, favourable, keen, positive, prepared, pretty, prosperous, willing, gay.
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Noun, plural
bonds.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
Does, encourages, includes.
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Verb, base form
appreciate.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
agreeable, appreciative, auspicious, cheery, comfortable, complacent, delighted, delightful, dissatisfied, ecstatic, enjoyable, excited, exciting, fortunate, grateful, gratified, gratifying, happiness, jolly, joy, pleasurable, ready, satisfactory, satisfied, satisfying, successful, thankful, welcome, wonderful, psyched.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
gratifying, merry, satisfying.
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Adjective
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