overjoyed
[adjective]
Synonyms: delighted, cock-a-hoop, elated, euphoric, jubilant, on cloud nine (informal), over the moon (informal), thrilled

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English Thesaurus: happy, cheerful, be in a good mood, contented, pleased/glad, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

o‧ver‧joyed /ˌəʊvəˈdʒɔɪd $ ˌoʊvər-/ adjective [not before noun]
extremely pleased or happy
overjoyed to hear/find/see etc something
He was overjoyed to see his mother again.
overjoyed at
She wasn’t exactly overjoyed at the prospect of looking after two small boys.
overjoyed (that)
Her parents were overjoyed that she’d been found alive.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

overjoyed
adj.
VERBS be, look, seem, sound
ADV. less than, not exactly She was not exactly overjoyed to see us again.
PREP. about They're all overjoyed about it.
at overjoyed at the thought of having a son
by We are overjoyed by this decision.
with Mr Crangle was overjoyed with his success.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

happy:
Are you happy in your new job?
The film has a happy ending.
a happy childhood
cheerful looking happy:
a cheerful face/expression
The room looked bright and cheerful (=it made you feel good).
He seems a lot more cheerful today.
be in a good mood to feel happy and relaxed:
It was the day before the vacation and everyone was in a good mood.
contented written feeling happy with your life, job, situation etc:
He was contented with his job as a cycle mechanic.
She sat down with a contented expression on her face.
pleased/glad [not before noun] happy because something good has happened:
I’m pleased I passed my exam.
He was glad to see someone that he knew.
delighted [not before noun] very happy because something good has happened:
The doctors say they are delighted with her progress.
thrilled [not before noun] very happy and excited about something:
He’s thrilled at the idea of going to Disneyworld.
overjoyed [not before noun] very happy because you have heard some good news:
She was overjoyed when she found out that her son was safe.
be on top of the world (also be over the moon British English) [not before noun] informal to be very happy:
I was over the moon when I won the championship.
ecstatic extremely happy:
The crowd were ecstatic, and cheered wildly.
ecstatic fans
blissful a blissful time is one in which you feel extremely happy:
We stayed on the islands for two blissful weeks.
It sounded blissful – sea, sun, and good food.

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