Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

overjoyed

British  
/ ˌəʊvəˈdʒɔɪd /

adjective

  1. delighted; excessively happy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

You might have assumed that America’s intellectuals would have been overjoyed at this postwar cultural leveling up, but not all were.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

The lawyer for their support committee, Thierry Moser, told AFP that he was "overjoyed".

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Paul added it took him a while to work out exactly how much he had won as he originally thought it was £1,700 in winning, which he was "overjoyed about".

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Paramount must now absorb a troubled asset at a high cost, while Netflix investors seem overjoyed to not have such problems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

She was overjoyed, but she was also confused.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.