EXULT Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

exult

verb

ig-ˈzəlt

Definition of exult

as in to delight

to feel or express joy or triumph the winners of the Super Bowl spent the next week exulting in their victory

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Recent Examples of exult Watching from New Orleans, former Huskers star guard Tyronn Lue exulted. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026 At least a portion of the conservative world has exulted over having forced the universities to submit. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026 Jenner, like her sister Kim Kardashian, has often turned to Margiela for her most major moments, with an affinity for the house’s sensual, body-exulting designs. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2026 And then there was CMAT, the Irish singer who has already become a European sensation, exulting in a sensational reception for her mainstage set at GJWW, which some attendees went online to cite as the most thrilling full-length performance of the weekend. — Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exult

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Located in a petite strip mall off I-75, the doughnut shop lacks frills but delights with an array of yeast and cake-style doughnuts.

— Lia Picard, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026
The independent company prioritized restoring the hotel, which has a place on the National Register of Historic Places, to its former splendor and updating it to delight modern sensibilities.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of delight

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Messi, at 35, led his country to glory against France, winning soccer’s ultimate prize in a pulsating match that finished 3-3 after extra time and had to be settled by a nerve-wracking penalty shootout.

— Patrick Smith, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2022
If Harris can bring together a family with Indian, African, and Jewish heritage, America can glory in its diversity.

— Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 26 Aug. 2020

Definition of glory

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In November 1913, Los Angeles rejoiced to welcome a lavish, steady [and more or less purloined] flow of water.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
But fans rejoiced when a creative overhaul led to the announcement that Campbell was returning after sitting out Scream VI due to a pay dispute, while original Scream writer Kevin Williamson would make his franchise directorial debut.

— Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026

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