to overjoy

Examples

• All

• Ipa's aunt would be overjoyed to see her first grandchild and the return of her daughter.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Kylona and her friends were overjoyed to see us again.

  Fiction book (1999)

• There are those who are overjoyed at this turn of events.

  Academic text (1992)

• Did you see the people overjoyed at the good news?

  Academic text (1993)

• Believe me, he'll be overjoyed.

  Wasp Network (2020)

• Everyone is utterly overjoyed by the news.

  The Invitation (2022)

• His throat was dry, but he was overjoyed to be able to make words again.

  Fiction book (2000)

• I am delighted that you have returned, and overjoyed to see you so well recovered.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Ethne drives the carriage through the country lanes, overjoyed to see Harry.

  Fiction book (2002)

• I know Charles would be overjoyed to see such a collection of friends and family.

Synonyms

E

to excite

vsto overjoy

331 2.7

To make someone feel very happy, interested, or eager

is specifically about extreme joy rather than general emotional arousal

T

to thrill

vsto overjoy

201 2.1

To give a sudden strong feeling of excitement and pleasure

means lasting extreme happiness rather than a brief sudden excitement

E

to exhilarate

vsto overjoy

12 6.9

To make someone feel very happy and full of energy

emphasizes pure extreme happiness rather than lively excitement

E

to enthuse

vsto overjoy

7 5.5

To make someone feel excited about something

conveys full extreme delight rather than milder enthusiasm

I

to intoxicate

vsto overjoy

4 7.0

To make someone feel very excited and happy

focuses on extreme delight rather than broad strong emotions

G

to gladden

vsto overjoy

1 3.5

To make someone feel happy

is stronger, showing extreme delight rather than gentle happiness

S

to set pulses racing

vsto overjoy

• Informal

1 6.0

To make someone feel very excited, often suddenly

describes deep extreme happiness rather than mainly physical excitement

B

to beatify

vsto overjoy

7.6

To make someone very happy

expresses the same extreme delight in more common language

Antonyms

D

to disappoint

492 1.0

Fail to do what someone hoped for

How Happy

to overjoy

21 4.1

to exhilarate

12 6.9

to delight

79 2.1

to please

216 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology