JOYS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

joys 1 of 2

noun

plural of joy

as in delights

a source of great satisfaction my car is my pride and joy

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2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of joy

as in triumphs

to feel or express joy or triumph the whole town is joying in the fact that its oldest church has been restored to its Victorian splendor

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Recent Examples of joys

Noun

Wine has always been a big part of the equation at Jiko, which exposed oenophiles to the joys of South Africa’s vineyards from the start. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026 Working with our tones and our pain and joys should be considered an honor. — Tommy Orange, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026 Whale songs are expressions of loss — though also perhaps our most honest window into our greatest joys. — Caroline Cherston, STAT, 25 Aug. 2026 Told from the Mother’s perspective, ‘’How Your Mother Met Me’’ allowed fans to get to know — and fall in love with — the Mother’s backstory, sharing in her heartbreaks and joys along the way. — Erin Strecker, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026 Below, Charlie gives us the lowdown on the filming process behind Tony—the hardest locations to find, the best memories from shooting the film, and the joys of making friends on the job. — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026 My goal is to help students rediscover the joys of food and the social and cultural richness of eating with other people. — Miranda Roberts, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026 Dining at restaurants is one of the joys of life, but even the most devoted parents could agree that kids can sometimes complicate the idyllic scene of a leisurely meal and a lovely setting. — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2026 Savoring distinguishes itself from gratitude and mindfulness by actively deepening present joys. — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

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There are no sorrows In our lives Nor joys either. — Ricardo Reis, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026 The supermodel, 71, snapped a mirror selfie in a black bikini while soaking up the sun — and joys! — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026 They were tasked with returning the October joys that José Bautista, Edwin Encarnación and Josh Donaldson brought before them. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for joys

Noun

This is the time when arts organizations launch a slew of new productions and festival season gears up to celebrate everything from culinary treats to literary delights.

— Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026
To make room for seasonal culinary delights, Casey loves hanging floral arrangements above the dining space.

— Maria Sabella, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of delights

Noun

From the late 1990s on, Parton recognized that her hitmaking days were behind her, and frequently returned to songs and sounds associated with the pleasures and hardships of her mountain youth.

— Jewly Hight, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
That inspired her blazing recent mixtape, Eternal, which traffics in big beats, exclamatory vocals, and thoughtful lyrics about the pleasures of being in a moveable, danceable body.

— Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of pleasures

Noun

Yeo recommends keeping treats below 10% of a cat’s daily calories or using part of the regular food allowance as rewards.

— Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Although El-Sayed has never said anything nearly as inflammatory as the sorts of comments Piker makes routinely, his mixture of anti-Zionism and populism treats pro-Israel activism as a nefarious and all-pervasive force.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of treats

Noun

Ancient dirty dishes University of South Carolina archaeologist Adam King and his colleagues found fragments of ancient DNA from Theobroma cacao in the inner surfaces of potsherds from long-ago feasts at Etowah.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
The earliest community members built Etowah mounds by first digging soil for the earthen platforms, then filling them with the remains of ritual feasts.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026

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