rejoice
verb
re·joice ri-ˈjȯis 
rejoiced; rejoicing
transitive verb
: to give joy to : gladden
intransitive verb
: to feel joy or great delight
rejoicer noun
rejoicingly
ri-ˈjȯi-siŋ-lē
adverb 
Synonyms
- crow
- delight
- exuberate
- exult
- glory
- joy
- jubilate
- kvell
- triumph
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Example Sentences
We all rejoiced over our friend's good luck. rejoiced over our unexpected victory on the soccer field
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Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 23 Aug. 2022 Inflation is slinking back into its cave as the consumers rejoice. Colin Lodewick, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2022 Comfort seekers rejoice as the clunky sneakers previously considered to be dorky and downright ugly are now cool again. Sara Klausing, Men's Health, 8 Aug. 2022 Community on Tuesday plans to urge City Council to do more in its Climate Action Plan In December 2021, when San Diego approved a plan to make Barrio Logan a healthier community, all residents wanted to do was hug, cry and rejoice together. Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2022 But Saturday’s showcase was a true nostalgia trip where elder Millennials and Gen-Xers could rejoice in the sound of their youth, void of the trendy catchphrases on social media reactions the kids are using these days. Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 3 July 2022 Never rejoice in their having children of their own. Patricia Mazzei, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2022 Never rejoice in their having children of their own. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 After a lengthy six-year wait, the Beyhive can finally, finally rejoice. Spin Staff, SPIN, 29 July 2022 See More
Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 23 Aug. 2022 Inflation is slinking back into its cave as the consumers rejoice. Colin Lodewick, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2022 Comfort seekers rejoice as the clunky sneakers previously considered to be dorky and downright ugly are now cool again. Sara Klausing, Men's Health, 8 Aug. 2022 Community on Tuesday plans to urge City Council to do more in its Climate Action Plan In December 2021, when San Diego approved a plan to make Barrio Logan a healthier community, all residents wanted to do was hug, cry and rejoice together. Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2022 But Saturday’s showcase was a true nostalgia trip where elder Millennials and Gen-Xers could rejoice in the sound of their youth, void of the trendy catchphrases on social media reactions the kids are using these days. Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 3 July 2022 Never rejoice in their having children of their own. Patricia Mazzei, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2022 Never rejoice in their having children of their own. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 After a lengthy six-year wait, the Beyhive can finally, finally rejoice. Spin Staff, SPIN, 29 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French rejois-, stem of rejoier, rejoir, from re- + joir to welcome, enjoy, from Latin gaudēre to be glad — more at joy
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
Phrases Containing rejoice
Kids Definition
rejoice
verb
re·joice ri-ˈjȯis
rejoiced; rejoicing
: to feel or show joy or happiness
We rejoiced over their good luck.
rejoicingly
adverb
as in cheerfully
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- cheerfully
- mirthfully
- cheerily
- delightedly
- sunnily
- joyfully
- joyously
- merrily
- gleefully
- gaily
- gayly
- happily
- unconcernedly
- gladly
- lightheartedly
- blissfully
- indifferently
- good-naturedly
- calmly
- blithely
- stoically
- lightly
- casually
- nonchalantly
- impassively
- dispassionately
- easily
- blithesomely
- favorably
- well
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- sorrowfully
- mournfully
- bitterly
- unhappily
- resentfully
- lugubriously
- sadly
- painfully
- dolefully
- regretfully
- dolorously
- plaintively
- grievously
- ruefully
- sorely
- hardly
- woefully
- cheerlessly
- wretchedly
- inconsolably
- agonizingly
- disconsolately
- hard
- despairingly
- dispiritedly
- despondently
- dejectedly
- wailfully
- abjectly
- distressfully
- miserably
- sullenly
- dismally
- forlornly
- mirthlessly
- glumly
- gloomily
- somberly
- pessimistically
- darkly
- drearily
- morosely
- joylessly
- dourly
- downheartedly
- blackly
- crestfallenly
- distressingly
- low-spiritedly
- expounder
- expounders
- expounding
- expounds
- express
- express assumpsit
- express car
- express itself
- express itself/themselves
- express lane
- express liner
- Express Mail
- express oneself
- express rifle
- express themselves
- express train
- express truck
- express wagon
- expressage
- expressages
- expressed
- expresser
- expressers
- expresses
- expressest