GLADDEN Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word gladden. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for GLADDEN
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cheer | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a cry or shout of approval • the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom verb • give encouragement to • show approval or good wishes by shouting • cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful • become cheerful • spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts | ||||||||
gratify | verbv | |||||||
verb • make happy or satisfied • yield (to); give satisfaction to | ||||||||
please | adverbadv | |||||||
adverb • used in polite request verb • give pleasure to or be pleasing to • be the will of or have the will (to) • give satisfaction | ||||||||
animate | verbv | |||||||
adjective • belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings • endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life • endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness verb • heighten or intensify • give lifelike qualities to • make lively • give new life or energy to | ||||||||
brighten | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||||
verb • make more cheerful through the use of color • become clear | ||||||||
delight | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction • something or someone that provides a source of happiness verb • give pleasure to or be pleasing to • take delight in • hold spellbound | ||||||||
elate | verbv | |||||||
verb • fill with high spirits; fill with optimism | ||||||||
exhilarate | verbv | |||||||
verb • fill with sublime emotion | ||||||||
rejoice | verbv | |||||||
verb • feel happiness or joy • to express great joy • be ecstatic with joy | ||||||||
thrill | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the swift release of a store of affective force • an almost pleasurable sensation of fright • something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation verb • cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input • feel sudden intense sensation or emotion • tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement • fill with sublime emotion | ||||||||
uplift | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) • a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts verb • fill with high spirits; fill with optimism • lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces • lift up or elevate | ||||||||
joy | nounn | |||||||
noun • the emotion of great happiness • something or someone that provides a source of happiness verb • feel happiness or joy • make glad or happy | ||||||||
cheer up | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful • become cheerful |