glad

/ɡlæd/adj

Elementary

Pleased; happy; gratified.

Having a bright or cheerful appearance; expressing or exciting joy; producing gladness.

Thesaurus

Antonyms

cranky depressed downcast heavy peevish sad sorrowful

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

add bad cad dad had lad mad nad pad rad

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

gae gaf gag gal gan gao gap gar gas gau

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

abt abu aca ack act add ads adz aft ahn

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

dig dug ged dilg doug drag dugo gads gerd gods

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