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单词 rejoicing
释义

rejoicing

noun

re·​joic·​ing ri-ˈjȯi-siŋ How to pronounce rejoicing (audio)
1
: the action of one that rejoices
2
: an instance, occasion, or expression of joy : festivity

Synonyms

  • conviviality
  • festivity
  • gaiety
  • gayety
  • jollification
  • jollity
  • merriment
  • merrymaking
  • reveling
  • revelling
  • revelry
  • whoopee
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Example Sentences

there was great rejoicing at the launch party for the book
Recent Examples on the Web The time for great rejoicing is here for college football. USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2022 When the news broke last year in July, the rejoicing began. Darryl Fears, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2022 But a new study finds the rejoicing may turn to regret after the home’s completion. Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022 In a normal season, a College Football Playoff contender beating Texas Tech 52-21 wouldn't inspire much confidence or be the reason for much rejoicing. Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2021 What might have been a comparatively perfunctory celebration had Kentucky been taking care of business was instead the kind of rejoicing that usually attends a rescue operation. Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 19 Sep. 2021 Quiet, mostly private rejoicing will commence across the NBA at 11 a.m. Friday when free agents are permitted to sign their contracts and some of the league’s biggest stars can sign their mega-dollar contract extensions. Dallas News, 6 Aug. 2021 Yet for parents of children under age 12, the rejoicing might be short-lived. Nancy S. Jecker, The Conversation, 7 June 2021 Several investors have already filed suits against Robinhood, posting their legal documents on r/WallStreetbets to much rejoicing. Anonymous, The New Republic, 1 Feb. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

rejoicing 1 of 3

adjective

as in triumphant
having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph the rejoicing parents of the bride

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • triumphant
  • ecstatic
  • exulting
  • proud
  • jubilant
  • glorying
  • exultant
  • crowing
  • arrogant
  • victorious
  • elated
  • euphoric
  • crank
  • prideful
  • cock-a-hoop
  • conquering
  • winning
  • boastful
  • cocky

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • disconsolate
  • defeated
  • downcast
  • dejected
  • depressed
  • dispirited
  • crestfallen
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rejoicing

2 of 3

noun

as in festivity
joyful or festive activity there was great rejoicing at the launch party for the book

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • festivity
  • celebration
  • reveling
  • merrymaking
  • cheerfulness
  • joy
  • jollification
  • merriment
  • cheer
  • revelry
  • revelling
  • jollity
  • fun
  • festival
  • enjoyment
  • gaiety
  • whoopee
  • gayety
  • funning
  • delight
  • conviviality
  • glee
  • merriness
  • entertainment
  • mirth
  • happiness
  • riot
  • pleasure
  • hilarity
  • revel
  • mischief
  • frolicking
  • carouse
  • carousal
  • mirthfulness
  • joviality
  • romping
  • rollicking
  • cheeriness
  • carnival
  • gleefulness
  • diversion
  • joking
  • recreation
  • gamboling
  • playfulness
  • frivolity
  • jesting
  • lark
  • party
  • rollick
  • jocularity
  • romp
  • frolic
  • flippancy
  • lightheartedness
  • buffoonery
  • levity
  • spree
  • gambolling
  • fling
  • gambol
  • binge
  • joshing
  • clownishness
  • zaniness
  • clownery

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • mourning
  • grief
  • misery
  • woe
  • gloom
  • heartbreak
  • heartache
  • darkness
  • wretchedness
  • sorrow
  • blackness
  • gloominess
  • melancholy
  • unhappiness
  • mournfulness
  • heartsickness
  • dejection
  • dolor
  • glumness
  • miserableness
  • depression
  • despondency
  • dumps
  • dolefulness
  • doldrums
  • joylessness
  • despondence
  • forlornness
  • disconsolateness
  • downheartedness
  • dispiritedness
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rejoicing

3 of 3

verb

present participle of rejoice
1
as in delighting
to feel or express joy or triumph rejoiced over our unexpected victory on the soccer field

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • delighting
  • exulting
  • joying
  • glorying
  • bragging
  • jubilating
  • triumphing
  • gloating
  • crowing
  • exuberating
  • kvelling
  • boasting
  • flaunting
  • swelling
  • kicking up one's heels
  • preening
  • parading
  • strutting
  • swaggering
  • showing off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • weeping
  • grieving
  • lamenting
  • bewailing
  • regretting
  • bemoaning
2
as in feasting
to give satisfaction to news of the enemy's surrender rejoiced a nation weary of war

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • feasting
  • delighting
  • pleasing
  • warming
  • satisfying
  • gladdening
  • gratifying
  • thrilling
  • amusing
  • contenting
  • entertaining
  • gladding
  • tickling
  • appeasing
  • suiting
  • soothing
  • pleasuring
  • comforting
  • gassing
  • exciting
  • placating
  • calming
  • quenching
  • pacifying
  • mollifying
  • agreeing (with)
  • assuaging
  • satiating
  • charming
  • galvanizing
  • captivating
  • pampering
  • titillating
  • treating
  • sating
  • indulging
  • spoiling
  • humoring
  • diverting
  • mollycoddling
  • coddling
  • catering (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • getting
  • bothering
  • aggravating
  • crossing
  • displeasing
  • exasperating
  • irritating
  • chafing
  • bugging
  • vexing
  • nettling
  • annoying
  • irking
  • ruffling
  • rousing
  • grating
  • galling
  • maddening
  • infuriating
  • perturbing
  • enraging
  • fretting
  • rankling
  • angering
  • outraging
  • provoking
  • riling
  • incensing
  • upsetting
  • agitating
  • inflaming
  • roiling
  • piquing
  • disturbing
  • distressing
  • putting out
  • peeving
  • enflaming
  • harassing
  • steaming up
  • harrying
  • insulting
  • pestering
  • affronting
  • offending
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