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glee Synonyms

Another word for glee

Choosing another word for glee depends on context, so the 12 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 2 exact definitions and ranked by match 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 delight when the first snowflakes began to fall."

Strongest
delight
merriment
mirth
elation
Strong
exuberance
jubilation
joy
hilarity
jollity
gaiety

• noun (Context 2)

An unaccompanied choral composition or part-song for three or more solo voices, historically popular in Britain during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Usage Example

"The university choir performed a traditional eighteenth-century part-song at the spring concert."

Strong
part-song
madrigal

Opposites of glee

The opposite of glee shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

gloom
sorrow
misery
grief
despair
dejection
sadness
melancholy
See all opposites of glee

• Nearby Words

gleamy
glean
gleanings
glee
gleeful
gleefully
gleefulness

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