This is the gladdest I've seen him since his mother died. He'd been in a funk for so long and, God, I was so worried about him.
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Gladdest
Synonyms for "gladdest" (6 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Adjective(2 words)
delightful occasionhappiest
Strong matches (1)
Adjective(1 words)
joyful event
Related words (3)
Adjective(3 words)
most delightedmost joyfulpleasing news
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
6 entriesattributable propertybenign outcomeemotional statemood descriptorpositive effectpositive emotion
More specific
6 entriesCollocations
6 entriesgladdest daygladdest feelinggladdest momentgladdest newsgladdest possible outcomegladdest times
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
7 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
I believe there are few who have not, even in their gladdest hours, felt how nearly gaiety and sadness are allied; a shadow steals over the spirits, like a cloud over the moon, soft and subduing, perhaps transitory, but not the less dark for the moment.
Source: wiktionary