- heady wine
- being in such distinguished company was a heady experience
- heady with his success
- a heady sauce
- a heady variety
- a man of heady accomplishments
The plane soared to heady heights.
They were heady with their newfound success.
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14th century
ecstatic, elated, elevated, enrapt, enraptured, entranced, euphoric, exhilarated, giddy, intoxicated, rapt, rapturous, rhapsodic (also rhapsodical);
blue, brokenhearted, crestfallen, dejected, despondent, disconsolate, disheartened, doleful, down, downcast, downhearted, forlorn, gloomy, glum, hangdog, heartbroken, heartsick, heartsore, inconsolable, joyless, low, low-spirited, melancholy, miserable, mournful, sad, saddened, sorrowful, sorry, unhappy, woebegone, woeful, wretched;
enchanted, exultant, glorying, jubilant, rejoicing, triumphant;
enthusiastic, excited, gung ho, thrilled;
blissed-out, blissful, delighted, glad, gratified, happy, joyful, joyous, pleased, satisfied, tickled;
on cloud nine, over the moon;
: causing feelings of excitement or dizziness : having a powerful effect on your senses
: very excited and happy
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