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overjoyed
adjective as in extremely happy
Strong matches
Weak matches
deliriously happy, happy, happy as a clam, happy as a lark, joyful, on cloud nine, only too happy, over the moon, rapturous, tickled pink
Example Sentences
He set out how the couple had called off their search for a donor, overjoyed when Hutton informed them she was a match and offering "not just respite but rescue".
In the latest adventure, Obelix -- the menhir delivery man with superhuman strength -- suffers a particularly bad bout of "saudade", and at one point laments: "I'm feeling down while being overjoyed."
He was overjoyed that the fans were already engaging with film's main protagonist, on a deep level.
The children who live on the farm were overjoyed by the rescue and greeted their goat with big hugs.
She paid tribute to the "truly brave" volunteers who took part in the trial, saying she was "overjoyed for the patients and families".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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