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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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
Ryan Stano, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
On Tuesday, pro-Rose social media users were elated.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 14 May 2025
Hip-Hop fans were elated when Donald Trump chose to pardon YoungBoy Never Broke Again‘s probation sentence for gun charges.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 5 June 2025
That the Big 12 should be elated with the two automatic bids that accompany the 4-4-2-2-1 model.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
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Indiana Pacers fans are elated that Tyrese Haliburton plays for their team.
—Ryan Stano, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
On Tuesday, pro-Rose social media users were elated.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 14 May 2025
Hip-Hop fans were elated when Donald Trump chose to pardon YoungBoy Never Broke Again‘s probation sentence for gun charges.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 5 June 2025
That the Big 12 should be elated with the two automatic bids that accompany the 4-4-2-2-1 model.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elated
Adjective
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Sami Gibson, the mother who initiated the change at Curtis Elementary, was ecstatic about the playground during its opening in 2018.—
Samara Gerstle,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2025
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Most players would be ecstatic with that statline after four quarters.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2025
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Rather than keeping your heart set on an Ivy League or other ultra-reach school, revisit your college list and notes from your college visits to remind yourself what excited you about the other schools on your list.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Many are excited by the shift in direction of these books.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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This is for sure: Acuna makes just $17 million per year despite everything, and Braves officials are beyond giddy.—
Terence Moore,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Pixar’s first feature is still the template for every great movie the studio has made since: earned emotions; ripping action sequences; dead-on insights into human nature; and lots of giddy, witty, silly laughs.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
19 June 2025
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“Elated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elated. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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