| Main Entry: | rejoice |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be very happy about something |
Synonyms: |
be glad, be overjoyed, celebrate, delight, enjoy, exult, feel happy, glory, joy, jump for joy, make merry, revel, triumph |
Antonyms: |
be sad |
| Main Entry: | celebrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | commemorate occasion, achievement |
Synonyms: |
beat the drum, bless, blow off steam, carouse, ceremonialize, commend, consecrate, dedicate, drink to, eulogize, exalt, extol, feast, fete, glorify, hallow, have a ball, honor, jubilate, keep, kick up one's heels, laud, let loose, lionize, live it up, make merry, make whoopee, mark with a red letter, memorialize, observe, paint the town red, party*, perform, praise, proclaim, publicize, raise hell, rejoice, revel, revere, ritualize, signalize, solemnize |
Antonyms: |
disregard, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook |
| Main Entry: | delight |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make happy; experience happiness |
Synonyms: |
allure, amuse, arride, attract, be the ticket, charm, cheer, content, delectate, divert, enchant, enrapture, entertain, exult, fascinate, freak out, gladden, glory, go over big, gratify, groove*, hit the spot, jubilate, knock dead, knock out, please, pleasure, ravish, rejoice, satisfy, score, send, slay, thrill, tickle pink, tickle to death, turn on, wow |
Antonyms: |
depress, disappoint, dismay, distress, pain, trouble |
| Main Entry: | enrapture |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | captivate |
Synonyms: |
allure, attract, beguile, bewitch, charm, delight, elate, enamor, enchant, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, gladden, gratify, please, ravish, rejoice, score, send, spellbind, transport |
Antonyms: |
disgust, displease, offend, repel |
| Main Entry: | entrance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | captivate, hypnotize |
Synonyms: |
anesthetize, attract, bewitch, charm, delight, enchant, enrapture, enthrall, fascinate, gladden, mesmerize, please, put in a trance, ravish, rejoice, spellbind, transport |
Antonyms: |
disgust, repel, repulse, turn off |
| Main Entry: | exhilarate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make very happy |
Synonyms: |
animate, boost, buoy, cheer, commove, delight, elate, enliven, exalt, excite, gladden, inspire, inspirit, invigorate, juice*, lift, pep up, perk up, pick up, put zip into, quicken, rejoice, send, snap up, stimulate, thrill, turn on, uplift, vitalize |
Antonyms: |
agitate, depress, discourage, sadden, upset, worry |
| Main Entry: | exult |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be joyful |
Synonyms: |
be delighted, be elated, be happy, be in high spirits, be jubilant, be overjoyed, celebrate, cheer, jubilate, jump for joy, make merry, rejoice |
| Notes: | exalt means to elevate, praise, or raise a person or thing; exult means to rejoice greatly |
Antonyms: |
be sad, grieve, mourn |
| Main Entry: | gloat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | exclaim triumph |
Synonyms: |
celebrate, crow*, exult, glory, rejoice, relish, rub it in, triumph, vaunt, whoop |
Antonyms: |
be sad, commiserate, sympathize |
| Main Entry: | have a ball |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have fun |
Synonyms: |
beat the drum, cut loose, enjoy, feast, get down, get it on, go to town, jubilate, kick up one's heels, let loose, let off steam, live it up, make merry, paint the town red, party, raise hell, raise the roof, rejoice, revel, revere |
| Main Entry: | play |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have fun |
Synonyms: |
amuse oneself, be life of party, caper, carouse, carry on, cavort, clown, cut capers, cut up, dally, dance, disport, divert, entertain oneself, fool around, frisk, frolic, gambol, go on a spree, horse around, idle away, joke, jump, kibitz, kick up heels, let go, let loose, let one's hair down, make merry, mess around, rejoice, revel, romp, show off, skip, sport, toy, trifle |
Antonyms: |
work |