ECSTASIES Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

ecstasies

noun

plural of ecstasy

as in joys

a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion actors are typically in ecstasy upon winning an Oscar

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Recent Examples of ecstasies But by the New York Times bestselling author and pop culture essayist’s own admission, no topic has loomed larger or longer in his mind than the ironies, ecstasies and singularity of American football. — Zack Ruskin, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Jan. 2026

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Noun

For Braswell, the winning combination has always been travel and the outdoors, two of her greatest joys.

— Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
But most have written asking for advice about life’s vexations and troubles, or to share their observations on life’s oddities and joys.

— Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of joys

Noun

Founded by a former lawyer turned bookseller and Pasadena native Dan Whitmore, the store is doing brisk business among a younger clientele that still values the tactile pleasures to be found from beautiful books.

— Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
More often, though, the mood is more one of resignation to a hardscrabble existence that also has its pleasures.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of pleasures

Noun

Just four minutes later, Baggio doubled the Italians’ lead with a swift half-volley, sending the capacity crowd inside of New Jersey’s Giants Stadium into raptures.

— Shaun Goodwin June 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 June 2026
Recorded on five reel-to-reel decks, the composer’s 1975 piece blends everyday and exotic sounds—human breath, cheeping frogs, bubbling geysers—into a passionate defense of the raptures of listening.

— Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026

Definition of raptures

Noun

Those delights transport me to my earliest and happiest memories, surrounded by family and friends at birthday parties spent at the park or at McDonald’s.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Edinburgh, a city of dramatic landscapes and rich culture, shines during its renowned August festivals, transforming into a global stage for arts and culinary delights.

— Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of delights

Noun

Its purpose is to take deep panoramic images of the sky, over and over again, every clear night across the next 10 years, making what amounts to a decade-spanning ultrahigh-definition timelapse movie of the entire heavens.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
The queen of pop swapped her Confessions II-era shiny golden doll-like curls for a high-to-the-heavens mullet.

— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 22 June 2026

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