Antonyms of verb sadden

2 senses of sadden

Sense 1
sadden -- (make unhappy; "The news of her death saddened me")
       Antonym of gladden (Sense 1)
      => gladden, joy -- (make glad or happy)

Sense 2
sadden -- (come to feel sad)
       Antonym of gladden (Sense 2)
      => gladden -- (become glad or happy)

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

2 senses of sadden

Sense 1
sadden -- (make unhappy; "The news of her death saddened me")
       => affect, impress, move, strike -- (have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd")

Sense 2
sadden -- (come to feel sad)
       => feel, experience -- (undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret")