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delighted vs overjoyed vs elated vs thrilled vs pleased



 
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delighted vs overjoyed vs elated vs thrilled vs pleased #1 (permalink) Sun Apr 19, 2009 0:04 am   delighted vs overjoyed vs elated vs thrilled vs pleased		  
Hello

Is there any difference between these adjectives or are they all synonyms?

I'm pleased/delighted/thrilled/elated/overjoyed that you are coming.

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delighted/overjoyed/elated/thrilled/pleased #2 (permalink) Sun Apr 19, 2009 1:59 am   delighted/overjoyed/elated/thrilled/pleased		  
'Pleased' is somewhat milder than the others, but I think you can consider the rest synonyms.
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