overjoys
Fills with delight
Overjoys means to fill with great joy or delight.
The verb appears almost exclusively in its past participle form: She was overjoyed to hear the news, They were overjoyed at the birth of their grandchild.
The active form—The news overjoyed her—is grammatically correct but rarely used.
Intense triumphant joy
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- raptureOverwhelming ecstatic feeling
- blissPerfect, serene felicity
- jubilationIntense, expressive happiness
exultation · ecstasy · delight · exhilaration · thrill · glee · happiness · felicity
Intensely lively and cheerful
- ebullientOverflowing with enthusiasm
- effervescentFizzing with gas bubbles
- buoyantAble to float
- vivaciousAttractively energetic and enthusiastic
animated · spirited · vibrant · lively · bubbly · zestful · enthusiastic · energetic
Smiling very broadly
- radiantEmitting light or joy
- glowingGiving off steady light
- effusiveUnrestrainedly emotional in expression
- tearfulProne to weeping
speechless · overwhelmed · breathless · exclaiming · cheering · celebrating · exulting · crowing
Intensely excessive in force
- transcendentExceeding usual boundaries
- sublimeAwe-inspiring greatness
- heavenlyDivinely pleasant or blissful
- supremeHighest in authority
boundless · immense · profound · indescribable · uncontainable · bursting · overflowing · soaring
elation
Intense triumphant joy
jubilation · exultation · ecstasy · delight · exhilaration · thrill · glee · happiness · felicity · beatitude
exuberant
Intensely lively and cheerful
- ebullientOverflowing with enthusiasm
- effervescentFizzing with gas bubbles
- buoyantAble to float
vivacious · animated · spirited · vibrant · lively · bubbly · zestful · enthusiastic · energetic · boisterous
beaming
Smiling very broadly
- radiantEmitting light or joy
- glowingGiving off steady light
- effusiveUnrestrainedly emotional in expression
tearful · speechless · overwhelmed · breathless · exclaiming · cheering · celebrating · exulting · crowing · gushing
overwhelming
Intensely excessive in force
- transcendentExceeding usual boundaries
- sublimeAwe-inspiring greatness
- heavenlyDivinely pleasant or blissful
supreme · boundless · immense · profound · indescribable · uncontainable · bursting · overflowing · soaring · peak
overjoysdevastates
Destroys thoroughly and completely
crushes · heartbreaks · disappoints · depresses · saddens