Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb delight

3 senses of delight

Sense 1
please, delight -- (give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation")
       => satisfy, gratify -- (make happy or satisfied)

Sense 2
delight, enjoy, revel -- (take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter")

Sense 3
enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight -- (hold spellbound)
       => please, delight -- (give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation")

Antonyms of adj delighted

2 senses of delighted

Sense 1
delighted -- (greatly pleased)

INDIRECT (VIA pleased) -> displeased -- (not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure)

Sense 2
beguiled, captivated, charmed, delighted, enthralled, entranced -- (filled with wonder and delight)

INDIRECT (VIA enchanted) -> disenchanted -- (freed from enchantment)

Similarity of adj delighted

2 senses of delighted

Sense 1
delighted -- (greatly pleased)
       => pleased (vs. displeased) -- (experiencing or manifesting pleasure)

Sense 2
beguiled, captivated, charmed, delighted, enthralled, entranced -- (filled with wonder and delight)
       => enchanted (vs. disenchanted) -- (influenced as by charms or incantations)

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