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gloried
[glawr-ee, glohr-ee] 
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glory
[glawr-ee, glohr-ee]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | boast, exult |
| Synonyms: | crow, gloat, jubilate, pride oneself, relish, revel, take delight, triumph |
| Antonyms: | condemn, criticize |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | exult |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | boast |
| Synonyms: | bluster, brag, bully, crow, gloat, glory, revel, show off, take delight in, triumph, vaunt |
| Notes: | exalt means to elevate, praise, or raise a person or thing; exult means to rejoice greatly |
| Antonyms: | conceal, hide |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | triumph |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be very happy |
| Synonyms: | celebrate, crow, delight, exult, gloat, glory, jubilate, rejoice, revel, swagger |
| Antonyms: | be sad |
| Main Entry: | wallow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become very involved in |
| Synonyms: | bask, delight, enjoy, glory, grovel, humor, indulge oneself, luxuriate, pamper, relish, revel, roll, rollick, spoil, take pleasure |
| Main Entry: | jubilate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | exult |
| Synonyms: | bluster, brag, bully, crow, gloat, glory, revel, show off*, take delight in, triumph, vaunt |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | overjoy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | delight |
| 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, tickle pink, tickle to death, turn on, wow* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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