delighted
adjective
, dē-\
Definition of delighted
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Synonyms & Antonyms for delighted
Synonyms
blissful, chuffed [British], glad, gratified, happy, joyful, joyous, pleased, satisfied, thankful, tickled
Antonyms
displeased, dissatisfied, joyless, sad, unhappy, unpleased, unsatisfied
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Readers will be delighted and inspired by Rocket's passion for science and space and love learning about meteors and comets right along with her. — Ciarra Chavarria, NBC News, "10 awesome books for young girls that encourage and celebrate STEM," 29 Aug. 2019 Once, when testing the app with parents and their kids, a mother worried about her child with a speech impediment reading aloud in front of others—only to be delighted when her daughter was happy to do so. — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, "This 8-Minute Galactic Primer Is the Future of AR Education," 26 Aug. 2019 But those who know him best as the intrepid treasure-hunter from National Treasure may be delighted to know that the actor once went on his own real-life treasure hunt. — Christian Holub, EW.com, "Nicolas Cage apparently once went searching for the Holy Grail," 7 Aug. 2019 Fans of the award-winning Frieda B. children’s book series were delighted on July 26, when series author Renata Bowers and her business partner, Paula LaJoie, held a ribbon cutting at The Story Barn. — Annie Gentile, courant.com, "Story Barn Opens In Somers," 7 Aug. 2019 Astronomers who read the paper Kipping posted last week on arXxiv were both delighted and cautious. — Daniel Clery, Science | AAAS, "Space telescope would turn Earth into a giant magnifying lens," 6 Aug. 2019 Whatever happens, the fact that Reeves is having to sweat out the Republican primary is, by itself, powerful proof that even Mississippi conservatives are less than delighted with the direction in which the right wing has nudged their state. — Bob Moser, The New Yorker, "Mississippi’s Race for Governor Tests the Limits of Conservatism," 2 Aug. 2019 So when the Strahan and Sara co-anchor shared an adorable picture of himself with his twin 14-year-old daughters, Sophia and Isabella, fans were especially delighted. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "'GMA' Fans Go NUTS Over Michael Strahan's Rare Instagram of His Kids," 12 July 2019 Films of people riding roller coasters often show not delighted smiles but terrified grimaces. — Frans De Waal, Discover Magazine, "Cheerful Chimps: Are Animals Really Happy When They Smile?," 31 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'delighted.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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