gladden

Meanings

Verb

make glad or happy
become glad or happy
To cause (something) to become more glad.
To become more glad in one's disposition.

Origin / Etymology

From glad + -en.

Synonyms

beatify, begladden, blissen, bright, cheer, cheer up, content, delight, elate, enbliss, exhilarate, fain, gay, gladden, gladden someone's heart, gratify, happify, happy, hearten, jollify, joy, laetificate, light up, make someone's day, perk up, please, raise someone's spirits, rejoice, turn the frown upside down, upcheer, warm someone's heart, warm the cockles of someone's heart

Antonyms

sadden

Scrabble Score: 10

gladden is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
gladden is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gladden is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

gladden is a valid Words With Friends word