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ecstasy

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of ecstasy

a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
  • Actors are typically in ecstasy upon winning an Oscar.
Synonyms of ecstasy

cloud nine, elatedness, elation, euphoria, exhilaration, heaven, high, intoxication, paradise, rapture, rhapsody, seventh heaven, swoon, transport
Words Related to ecstasy

exaltation

blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, delight, enchantment, felicity, gladness, happiness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, pleasure

reverie, trance

inspiration

fervor, frenzy, madness, passion

cheer, cheerfulness, exuberance, glee, gleefulness, jubilance, jubilation, lightheartedness
Near Antonyms of ecstasy

misery, sadness, unhappiness, woe, wretchedness

blues, dejection, desolation, despair, despondency, disconsolateness, disheartenment, dispiritedness, doldrums, downheartedness, dreariness, dumps, forlornness, gloom, gloominess, heartsickness, melancholy, mopes
Antonyms of ecstasy

depression

Synonym Discussion of ecstasy

ecstasy, rapture, transport mean intense exaltation of mind and feelings. ecstasy and rapture both suggest a state of trance or near immobility produced by an overpowering emotion. ecstasy may apply to any strong emotion (such as joy, fear, rage, adoration).
    • religious ecstasy
rapture usually implies intense bliss or beatitude.
    • in speechless rapture
transport applies to any powerful emotion that lifts one out of oneself and usually provokes vehement expression or frenzied action.
    • in a transport of rage

Learn More about ecstasy

  1. Dictionary: Definition of ecstasy Medical Dictionary: Definition of ecstasy Spanish Central: Translation of ecstasy Nglish: Translation of ecstasy for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of ecstasy for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about ecstasy

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