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adjective

i-ˈlā-təd How to pronounce elated (audio)
Definition of elatednext
as in ecstatic
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion she was elated upon learning that she had been accepted by her first-choice college

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elated

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verb

past tense of elate
as in excited
to fill with great joy the winning of the state basketball championship elated the whole town

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Recent Examples of elated
Adjective
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 At the age of 30, Rum was elated to vote for the first time during the March 17 primary election. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
Verb
The debate within the Democratic coalition is already bigger and louder, dividing moderates in swing states from progressives elated by Mamdani's rocket to victory in the nation's largest city. — Susan Page, USA Today, 12 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for elated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elated
  1. ecstatic
  2. excited
  3. giddy
  4. delighted
  5. pleased
  6. exhilarated
Adjective
  • Alan does the table walkaround and taps Funeral Director Joe, who is ecstatic, and Pilot Tomica.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Something builds, intensifies, and then there is an ecstatic release.
    — PhotoVogue, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of ecstatic
Verb
  • If Linde's earnings are growing this robustly while revenue barely grew, investors should be excited by the prospect of revenue acceleration over the next few years.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Quinn has been coaching for 33 years — this is his ninth as an NFL head coach — and he’s always been excited by the weight of expectation.
    — Tashan Reed, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of excited
Adjective
  • With the film set to go into production in fall 2027 in Alberta, Canada, and Switzerland, Meier is giddy about the prospect of painting on a broader canvas than ever before.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The attendees were hip, all ages, and slightly giddy, ready to have whales blow their minds.
    — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of giddy
Verb
  • She was delighted by the story and assured me that had Bernard seen Eddie decapitate his work for a laugh, he would have been doubled over alongside my father.
    — Jesse McLaren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
  • That opening-day land in Disney’s Animal Kingdom delighted families for 28 years, but officially closed in February 2026 to make way for an entirely new Tropical Americas land.
    — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of delighted
Verb
  • The manner in which Marcos Llorente’s opener for Atletico transpired would not have pleased Andoni Iraola, even if the Spaniard needs time for his team to understand his out-of-possession demands.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Not every decision pleased every constituency, but his steady leadership showed that justice can evolve without compromising safety.
    — Maha Elgenaidi, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of pleased
Verb
  • By the morning of December 17, exhilarated from the effort, they were convinced their idea was correct.
    — Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Canyon coach Nate Harrison was exhausted and exhilarated afterward.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of exhilarated

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“Elated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elated. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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