rejoiced

Expressed great happiness

Rejoiced is the past tense of rejoice, meaning to feel or express great joy or delight.

The word carries a note of celebration or triumph: The crowd rejoiced when the verdict was announced.

It often appears in religious or formal contexts: They rejoiced at the news of his safe return.

elation

exultant

Intensely, visibly joyful

rapturous · thrilled · exhilarated · blissful · gleeful · delighted · beaming · radiant · buoyant · uplifted

celebration

jubilant

Extremely happy, triumphant

jubilee · gala · feast · carnival · festival · fiesta · commemoration · banquet · conviviality · gathering

spiritual

praise

Expression of approval

hallelujah · hosanna · blessed · thanksgiving · devotion · hymn · psalm · alleluia · grace · salvation

triumph

victorious

Having achieved triumph

winning · successful · triumphant · champion · glory · vindicated · vanquished · achieved · crowned · celebrated

gratitude

thankful

Feeling gratitude expressed

humbled · moved · touched · heartfelt · overwhelmed · relieved · praise · thanksgiving · acknowledgment · grace

Opposites
emotional response to events

rejoicedmourned

Expressed sorrow for deceased

grieved · lamented · wept · sorrowed · despaired

public/communal emotional expression

rejoicedmourned

Expressed sorrow for deceased

lamented · grieved · eulogized · commiserated · condoled

Family

rejoicing, rejoice, rejoices, rejoicer, rejoicings

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G