as in delighted
filled with great joy
She was overjoyed to see her sister again. They weren't overjoyed at the idea of working together. I'm overjoyed that you can come to my party.
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Recent Examples of overjoyed
Julie is overjoyed to discover that Hedda and George may soon be having a baby and promises to check in on them daily.
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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
The man is overjoyed to be using another skill and to be giving it his best effort.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2026
Weaving was overjoyed to reunite with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, especially since their aforementioned filmmaking collective wasn’t always slated to helm the sequel to their breakout film.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
Everyone here is so overjoyed to see your rosy cheeks again.
—Lauren Ashley Bishop, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
The man is overjoyed to be using another skill and to be giving it his best effort.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2026
Weaving was overjoyed to reunite with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, especially since their aforementioned filmmaking collective wasn’t always slated to helm the sequel to their breakout film.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Jan. 2026
Everyone here is so overjoyed to see your rosy cheeks again.
—Lauren Ashley Bishop, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for overjoyed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overjoyed
Adjective
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Archaeologist Franca Cibecchini is delighted the water is so clear.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Trump, of course, accepted and delighted last year in a second go-around of the trappings of royalty.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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That music was one of the only ways to communicate with his mom and formed the soundtrack to the mother and son’s happiest moments.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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For me, a happy ending would be Rue finally being free of all of her past mistakes that have led to her current situation.—
Zoë Haylock,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Instead of taking a turn for the romantic, the two leaned hard into bromance as half of a quartet of dudes who were absolutely thrilled to be ice skating together at Rockefeller Center during a very wholesome bachelor party.—
Kase Wickman,
Vanity Fair,
1 Mar. 2026
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If 2026 is 2016 all over again, the spontaneous girl who’s been dormant in me for a decade couldn’t be more thrilled.—
Marianne Mychaskiw,
Allure,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Douglas, for one, was ecstatic about the opportunity to reunite with his former teammate.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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Practitioners can find more than 180 classes per week at The Yoga Barn, an epicenter of yin, vinyasa, Hatha, and kundalini, plus meditation, sound healing, and ecstatic dance.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Overjoyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overjoyed. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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