Delight Synonyms and Antonyms

dĭ-līt
To take pleasure; often used with in
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. enjoy
  2. relish
  3. exult
  4. joy
  5. revel in
  6. pleasure
  7. luxuriate in
  8. rejoice
  9. revel
Antonyms:
  1. disappoint
  2. pain
  3. trouble
  4. distress
  5. depress
  6. dismay
To like or enjoy enthusiastically, often excessively.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. love
  2. Also used with in: adore
  3. dote on
  4. eat up
  5. groove on
Antonyms:
  1. disenchant
  2. displease
To please greatly:
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. please
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Words Related to Delight

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Delight Sentence Examples

  • He was a delight to behold.

  • She gasped her delight and smiled up at him.

  • I never lost a jot of my delight in this great park.

  • Destiny squealed with delight and did it again.

  • Children should be encouraged to read for the pure delight of it.

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