as in giddy
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
a football player who was ecstatic upon receiving a full athletic scholarship to the college of his choice
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Recent Examples of ecstatic
Kayla was ecstatic to be there, sometimes literally jumping for joy after meeting Fechter and getting ready to watch the performance later that day.
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Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
Still, the austere tone of that album—more of a Dreyblatt slow burn than an ecstatic Horse Lords spiral—may have caused some to worry that the band had only gotten together because of the opportunity to work with an inspirational figure.
—Reed Jackson, SPIN, 12 June 2026
Jimenez saw off three challenges and found the net in front of an ecstatic away end.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 11 June 2026
At the beginning of his tenure as the club’s resident DJ, the crowds were sparse, but as word of his sweaty, ecstatic sets quickly spread around Chicago, admission exploded, and lines to get in snaked around the block.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 7 June 2026
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Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
Still, the austere tone of that album—more of a Dreyblatt slow burn than an ecstatic Horse Lords spiral—may have caused some to worry that the band had only gotten together because of the opportunity to work with an inspirational figure.
—Reed Jackson, SPIN, 12 June 2026
Jimenez saw off three challenges and found the net in front of an ecstatic away end.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 11 June 2026
At the beginning of his tenure as the club’s resident DJ, the crowds were sparse, but as word of his sweaty, ecstatic sets quickly spread around Chicago, admission exploded, and lines to get in snaked around the block.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 7 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ecstatic
Adjective
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Wayne Brady, Billy Porter and Harvey Fierstein are giddy with excitement for the preview of their upcoming production Encores!—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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The future shotstopper was out the door and sprinting in giddy celebration up a street near Bloemfontein before the players had even begun their shimmy.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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While much has been made of the eight-floor Obama Presidential Museum, many in the communities around the soon-to-open presidential library complex are excited to enjoy the outdoor spaces with friends and family.—
Shardaa Gray,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Libraries open opportunities to get excited and relax, discover and reminisce, be challenged and comforted.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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The hardware required to contribute observations isn’t terribly expensive, and the process comes with detailed instructions, as well as enthusiastic support for rookies just getting started.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
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The performance drew enthusiastic applause from fans who recognized familiar songs and cultural traditions.—
J.M. Banks
June 12,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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The happy couple looked thrilled to be together at opening night of the Los Angeles Music Center Opera's 10th season.—
John Russell,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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Instead of taking a turn for the romantic, the two leaned hard into bromance as half of a quartet of dudes who were absolutely thrilled to be ice skating together at Rockefeller Center during a very wholesome bachelor party.—
Kase Wickman,
Vanity Fair,
1 Mar. 2026
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The elated room sang every single word.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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But when the New York Rangers — who also play in the Garden— last won the Stanley Cup, in 1994, the NYPD took another approach to managing elated fans.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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My body felt euphoric and light—transported and suspended in a temporal plane.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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Spectators lingered long after the final buzzer, still in shock, refusing to leave a euphoric scene.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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Five hundred fans broke into rapturous applause.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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The brand that started with a single backpack design on the streets of New York has hit the top five best-selling brand list on StockX — where audiences are paying above retail for the gear — and the brand's recent London Fashion Week debut was also received with rapturous applause.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Your local animal shelter will be delighted to receive them as a donation.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
7 June 2026
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As a row of kids delighted in mixing cotton candy and frozen lemonade into an only-at-the-ballpark dessert, the usher alerted the parents that a mass of boisterous and predominantly shirtless men soon would be assembling in a nearby section.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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“Ecstatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ecstatic. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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