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glee Antonyms

Opposite of glee

Pinning down the opposite of glee requires matching its exact sense, so the antonyms and opposite words below are paired with a clear noun definition and ranked by contrast strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

Great delight, exuberant joy, or lively merriment, often arising from one's own good fortune or another's misfortune.

Usage Example

"The children clapped their hands in pure gloom when the first snowflakes began to fall."

Strongest
gloom
sorrow
misery
Strong
grief
despair
dejection
sadness
melancholy
woe

Similar words to glee

Words similar to glee shift depending on context. Common synonyms include:

delight
mirth
merriment
elation
joy
jubilation
exuberance
hilarity
See all synonyms of glee

• Nearby Words

gleam
gleamy
glean
glee
gleeful
gleefully
gleefulness

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Wordmom. (2026). Antonyms for Glee. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/antonyms/glee
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