Gladness and Gloom

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Gladness noun - A feeling or state of well-being and contentment.

Usage example: felt nothing but gladness at seeing her best friend beat her out for the award

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Gloom is an antonym for gladness in happiness topic.

Nearby Words: glad, gladly

Gloom noun - A state or spell of low spirits.

Usage example: has been in a perpetual gloom since his dog died

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Gladness is an antonym for gloom in melancholy topic.

Nearby Words: gloomy, gloominess, gloomily, gloomed, glooming

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