thrilled

adjective

ˈthrild 

: extremely pleased and excited

I was thrilled to be chosen.

No wonder the teachers had been so thrilled when I'd raised my hand.

—Ann M. Martin

He was also named governor of Virginia, but he wasn't thrilled [=wasn't pleased/happy] about that.

—Joy Hakim

Examples of thrilled in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Remmers was thrilled about his brush with a titan of the waves, as sightings become rarer every year. — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 9 June 2026

Guests are thrilled to learn that the winemakers are regularly hosted at these wine dinners. — Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 10 June 2026

Regardless of who stays and who goes, the Giants will be thrilled to welcome Webb back to the starting rotation. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 May 2026

Lorna Luft is thrilled that The Wizard of Oz still resonates almost 90 years later. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing thrilled

• less than thrilled
• none/not too thrilled
• thrilled to bits
• thrilled to death/pieces

Rhymes for thrilled

• backfilled
• distilled
• fulfilled
• infilled
• instilled
• rebuild
• refilled
• unfilled
• unskilled
• untilled
• billed
• build