chuffed

adjective

ˈchəft How to pronounce chuffed (audio)
Definition of chuffednext
British
as in delighted
experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight I was feeling rather chuffed with myself, having competed in a cricket tournament with some of England's best

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Recent Examples of chuffed The dog was probably chuffed to see so many people cheering. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 19 Feb. 2026 Both partners looked very chuffed. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025 A number of restaurants in Great Britain and Ireland must be feeling pretty chuffed today. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2024 For most of the past eight weeks, city officials have had reason to feel chuffed, with no new cases involving local transmission (and usually only a handful at most every day elsewhere in China). — The Economist, 20 June 2020 See All Example Sentences for chuffed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chuffed
  1. delighted
  2. pleased
  3. glad
  4. thankful
  5. happy
  6. satisfied
Adjective
  • And the ocean nymphs try out this wonder on more plants, and are delighted that the same thing happens at its touch, and repeat it by scattering the seeds from the plants through the waves.
    — Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
  • More than polished service, omotenashi describes a host’s ability to sense what would make a guest feel comfortable, delighted, or seen, then act before the guest has to articulate a need.
    — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of delighted
Adjective
  • Many iTunes users weren’t so pleased, causing the band to issue an apology.
    — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The Raiders were pleased with Rogers’ performance and his growth going into Year 2, as Kubiak was impressed with his preparation during the offseason program.
    — Sam Warren, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of pleased
Adjective
  • Melody Winston, senior executive of Living Fresh Market in Forest Park, was glad to see some reprieve for her customers — and for her store.
    — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Lee, who also stole a base and made several excellent defensive plays, was glad to still be a Giant following the deadline.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of glad
Adjective
  • The parents are thankful that both the mother and baby are OK.
    — Lesley Marin, CBS News, 29 July 2026
  • The thankful and polite, yet rowdy Post Malone was preceded onstage Wednesday by first opening artist Carter Faith and part-coheadliner, part-opener Jelly Roll .
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
Definition of thankful
Adjective
  • The researchers scanned the brains of eight dogs — six border collies, a labrador and a golden retriever — while showing them images of strangers with either a happy or a neutral expression.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Yet the socialist ideal still beckons – the idea that the state, embodied either in one person or somehow in the masses, can make people richer or happier by controlling the engines of production.
    — James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of happy
Adjective
  • Tasha said, apparently satisfied that my day had been agreeable enough up to now.
    — Murr Brewster, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Once every specification has been finalized and the golfer is satisfied with the results, the custom build is ordered to those exact specifications.
    — Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of satisfied

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“Chuffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuffed. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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