Definition for Joy:

• To rejoice; to be glad; to exult.

Synonyms for Joy:

• n.

  •
  • binge,
  • change,
  • crowd pleaser,
  • escapism,
  • activity,
  • blast.
  •
  • care,
  • blessing,
  • refreshment,
  • dainty,
  • indulgence,
  • diversion,
  • treasure,
  • sport,
  • solace.
  •
  • happy,
  • like.
  •
  • beatitude.
  •anticipation (noun)
  • pre occupation,
  • fore taste,
  • fore-sight,
  • pre-monitions,
  • pre-science,
  • out-look,
  • pre-occupation,
  • pre conceptions,
  • fore-tastes,
  • pro-spect,
  • pre monitions,
  • pre-sentiment,
  • out look,
  • pre-conception,
  • pre sciences,
  • pro spects,
  • pre-monition,
  • pre-occupations,
  • pre science,
  • fore sights,
  • pre-sentiments,
  • pre-sciences,
  • fore tastes,
  • fore sight,
  • pro mises,
  • high hope,
  • pro-mise,
  • pre-conceptions,
  • pre monition,
  • pre sentiments,
  • pro mise,
  • out looks,
  • pro spect,
  • pre conception,
  • pro-spects,
  • out-looks,
  • looking forwards,
  • pre occupations,
  • fore-sights,
  • pro-mises,
  • pre sentiment,
  • fore-taste.
  •bliss (noun)
  • gones.
  •boast (noun)
  • heroics,
  • pride and joy.
  •celebration (noun)
  • glorification,
  • celebration,
  • praise,
  • revelry,
  • observance,
  • commencement,
  • carousal,
  • commemoration,
  • honor,
  • inauguration,
  • acclamation,
  • ceremony,
  • feast,
  • remembrance,
  • proclamation,
  • convocation,
  • ovation,
  • memorialization,
  • salute,
  • merry-making,
  • spree,
  • rejoicing,
  • ritual,
  • holiday,
  • festivity.
  •cheer (noun)
  • hopefulness,
  • joyousness,
  • good cheer,
  • Cheeriness,
  • exuberance,
  • jauntiness.
  •cheerfulness (noun)
  • joie de vivre,
  • Light-heartedness.
  •delight (noun)
  • de lights,
  • de-lights,
  • de light,
  • de-light.
  •ecstasy (noun)
  • in toxication,
  • ravishments,
  • in toxications,
  • in-toxication,
  • in-toxications.
  •effervescence (noun)
  • exuberancies,
  • excitednesses,
  • high spiritses.
  •elation (noun)
  • stars in one eye,
  • stars in ones eye,
  • stars one's eye,
  • stars in one's eye,
  • stars in one eyes,
  • stars eye,
  • stars ones eye,
  • stars in eye,
  • stars eyes,
  • stars in ones eyes,
  • stars one eyes,
  • stars ones eyes,
  • stars one's eyes,
  • stars in eyes,
  • stars one eye.
  •emotion (noun)
  • excitability,
  • vibes,
  • vibe,
  • warmth,
  • empathy,
  • responsiveness.
  •enjoyment (noun)
  • re creation,
  • enjoyings,
  • re-laxation,
  • re creations,
  • re laxations,
  • re laxation,
  • selfindulgence,
  • self indulgence,
  • re-laxations.
  •enthusiasm (noun)
  • fieriness,
  • Ardency,
  • impetuosity,
  • zealousness,
  • oomph.
  •exhilaration (noun)
  • ex citation,
  • vivifications,
  • galvanizations,
  • enlivenments,
  • up-lifts,
  • up-lift,
  • ex citations,
  • up lifts,
  • electrifications,
  • head rushes,
  • up lift,
  • ex-citation,
  • a rushes,
  • ex-citations,
  • invigorations,
  • vitalizations.
  •expectation (noun)
  • anticipation.
  •feelings (noun)
  • emotion.
  •felicity (noun)
  • well being,
  • wellbeings.
  •fun (noun)
  • dis-tractions,
  • living up,
  • non-sense,
  • living it ups,
  • jokings,
  • clownings,
  • rompings,
  • dis tractions,
  • dis traction,
  • living ups,
  • non senses,
  • whoopees,
  • non-senses,
  • dis-traction,
  • non sense.
  •gasconade (noun)
  • Fanfaronade.
  •geniality (noun)
  • sunninesses,
  • warmheartednesses,
  • enjoyablenesses,
  • sweetness light.
  •gratification (noun)
  • regalements,
  • sure shocks.
  •great happiness, pleasure (noun)
  • frolic,
  • amusement,
  • luxury,
  • prize,
  • gem,
  • wonder,
  • pride,
  • liveliness,
  • hilarity,
  • jewel,
  • humor,
  • transport,
  • charm,
  • good humor,
  • gaiety,
  • exulting,
  • gratification,
  • comfort,
  • mirth,
  • animation,
  • alleviation.
  •passion (noun)
  • dis tresses,
  • out breaks,
  • out-break,
  • dis-tresses,
  • out bursts,
  • out break,
  • out-breaks,
  • dis tress,
  • out burst,
  • out-bursts,
  • dis-tress,
  • out-burst,
  • flareup.
  •peace of mind (noun)
  • clear consciences,
  • quiet minds,
  • peace mind,
  • soothingnesses,
  • peace-mind.
  •pleasure (noun)
  • well-being,
  • complaisance,
  • relish,
  • Bonniness,
  • brightness,
  • jollity,
  • entertainment,
  • agreeability,
  • contentment,
  • enthrallment.
  •pride (noun)
  • Self-admiration,
  • self-love,
  • self-sufficiency,
  • egoisms,
  • Self-trust,
  • selfglorification,
  • self-glorification,
  • self-worth.
  •rapture (noun)
  • at oneness,
  • atoneness,
  • at onenesses,
  • atonenesses,
  • at-onenesses.
  •satisfaction (noun)
  • good fortune,
  • satiety,
  • contentedness,
  • propitiation.
  •self-regard (noun)
  • self-regard.
  •sweet (noun)
  • confiture,
  • chocolate,
  • sugarplums,
  • sugarplum,
  • chocolates,
  • sweetmeat,
  • final course,
  • sweetmeats,
  • sweets.
  •treat (noun)
  • sur prises,
  • sur-prises,
  • sur prise,
  • sur-prise.
  •triumph (noun)
  • revelings.

• v.

  •emotion (verb)
  • joy.
  •rejoice (verb)
  • being overjoyed,
  • are overjoyed,
  • am glad,
  • are glad,
  • jumped for joy,
  • wert overjoyed,
  • jumping for joy,
  • art glad,
  • wast overjoyed,
  • wert glad,
  • art overjoyed,
  • was overjoyed,
  • de-lighting,
  • am overjoyed,
  • is overjoyed,
  • is glad,
  • felt happy,
  • de-lighted,
  • de lighted,
  • feels happy,
  • wast glad,
  • were overjoyed,
  • being glad,
  • were glad,
  • de lighting,
  • jumps for joy,
  • was glad.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • distress,
  • Overjoy,
  • annoyance,
  • merriment.
  •
  • gratify,
  • please.
  •
  • tickle.
  •
  • enchant.
  •happiness
  • bonhomie,
  • high,
  • vivacity,
  • delirium,
  • uplift,
  • harmony,
  • welfare,
  • afterglow,
  • relief,
  • the feel-good factor,
  • buoyancy,
  • Job Satisfaction,
  • fulfillment.

Paraphrases for Joy:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    gladness, glee, delight.
  • Verb, base form
    delight.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    enjoyment, jubilation, excitement.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    thrill, enthusiasm, gusto, bliss, gratification, pleasing.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    going.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    happy, joyful.
  • Proper noun, singular
    happiness, joyful.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    rejoicing, satisfaction, celebration, happiness, happy, joyful, cheerful.

Antonyms for Joy:

• n.

  • feeling
    sorrow.
  • great happiness, pleasure
    seriousness, mourning, work, woe, dislike, discouragement, unhappiness, misery, melancholy, sadness, depression, vocation.
  • Other antonyms:
    ill-being, joylessness, cheerlessness, plaintiveness, calamity, Desolateness, wretchedness, woefulness, purgatory, sufferance, disheartenment.

Joy Sentence Examples:

• There was no throb of joy at her heart.

• I wish you joy of it now!

Homophones for Joy:

• Joye.

Hypernym for Joy:

• n.

  • feeling
    exuberance, exultation, excitement, high spirits, elation, rhapsody, lightness, jubilation, jubilance, jubilancy, exhilaration.

• v.

  • emotion
    cheer up, be on cloud nine, cheer, jump for joy, Chirk Up, walk on air, gladden, exult.

Hyponym for Joy:

• n.

  • feeling
    emotion.

• v.

  • emotion
    experience, feel.