ecstatic

adjective

ek-ˈsta-tik How to pronounce ecstatic (audio)
Definition of ecstaticnext
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 But the Deadheads also evince an honest yearning for something that’s tribal, primitive, sacred, ancient, shamanic, ecstatic. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 July 2026 Produced by Meath and Sanborn, the album is said to pair environmental dread and personal upheaval with ecstatic dance music. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 21 July 2026 The England fans were ecstatic to hug each other and belt out each word. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 19 July 2026 Here, perhaps, is a truer explanation for the relentless invention and questing that just happens to result in their ecstatic calibrations of noise. — Laura Snapes, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for ecstatic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ecstatic
  1. giddy
  2. excited
  3. enthusiastic
  4. thrilled
  5. elated
  6. euphoric
  7. rapturous
  8. delighted
Adjective
  • Bailey and Hedges should be giddy about programming PitchCom to account for everything their new battery mate can toss their way.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Most appealing of all are those moments at which McLoughlin turns into an eager chatelaine, not so much dropping names as introducing them to one another, in the hope of a giddy intellectual chemistry.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of giddy
Adjective
  • One player Nakase is excited to work with is someone her team was prepared to face on Friday night – Dallas star guard Paige Bueckers.
    — Marisa Ingemi, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • This will also be its first year since 2024, when Latino Fest returned after a five-year break to excited crowds.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of excited
Adjective
  • Allen was enthusiastic about contributing on special teams when asked about it earlier in the week.
    — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • However, there is such a thing as being overly enthusiastic, so check yourself if need be.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of enthusiastic
Adjective
  • Most of us are not too thrilled about moths and blame them for being a nighttime nuisance and their caterpillars eating our clothes.
    — Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 21 July 2026
  • Knowing the ink is dry on the contract and things are locked in, Coby White couldn’t be more thrilled.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
Definition of thrilled
Adjective
  • Gillian Anderson is elated that she’s been immortalized in minifigure form for the new LEGO X-Files set.
    — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Either way, the team is elated to have the 39-year-old five-time All-Star and 2013 NL MVP, hyphens and all.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of elated
Adjective
  • The public market has not yet been asked, and the one adjacent listing it was asked about, Circle, drew a Morgan Stanley downgrade on USDC contraction within a year of its euphoric debut.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • With the July 31 release of Wholeheartedly, Terribly Sweet, his Evening Elephants have graduated from backyard pop-up shows to festival stages, including a euphoric Lollapalooza set July 30.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of euphoric
Adjective
  • Back in the Big Easy, that victory ignited cathartic, rapturous celebrations and set the stage for a victory parade as wild and well-attended as any held during Mardi Gras.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • This week’s rapturous After Dark selection also reminded me of something hopeful a dear friend said recently.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
Definition of rapturous
Adjective
  • And the ocean nymphs try out this wonder on more plants, and are delighted that the same thing happens at its touch, and repeat it by scattering the seeds from the plants through the waves.
    — Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
  • More than polished service, omotenashi describes a host’s ability to sense what would make a guest feel comfortable, delighted, or seen, then act before the guest has to articulate a need.
    — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026
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