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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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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
The Air WACs [Women’s Army Corps] stationed here were elated but subdued. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2026 Haitian soccer fans, still elated after Les Grenadiers’ resounding 4-0 win over New Zealand in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, will have another opportunity to see their World Cup team on Friday against Peru at Nu Stadium in Miami, the final warmup match before the tournament kicks off next week. — Miami Herald, 4 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
  • 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
  • Other sources who have seen the film have been ecstatic and overwhelmingly positive about the Irish actor’s work.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 July 2026
Definition of ecstatic
Verb
  • Modern enterprises are excited by AI agents—software bots that can plan, reason, and act autonomously.
    — Interesting Engineering, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
  • The brothers were excited at that idea, but Jason Kelce said Travis might be at Chiefs training camp.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
Definition of excited
Adjective
  • All these features also permeated the air in the last giddy days of 1999.
    — James Berman, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Travis was captured looking so giddy at the shout out, smiling wide and dancing.
    — Alicia Brunker, InStyle, 3 July 2026
Definition of giddy
Verb
  • What were some of the announcements that delighted or amused you?
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
  • Video showed Quansah’s studs colliding with Gallardo’s calf and the referee issued Quansah a red card that delighted the crowd as England’s lineup was reduced to 10 men.
    — Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of delighted
Verb
  • His performances at the World Cup will have pleased West Ham head coach Nuno Espirito Santo.
    — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • Netflix has a new #1 movie in its top 10 list, a romantic comedy that seems to have pleased both critics and audiences alike, far from a sure thing in that genre.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of pleased
Verb
  • They were exhilarated, having explored many systems and enjoyed a little thrill–all while safely under the watch of their expert guide.
    — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 4 July 2026
  • His wealth explosion has inspired his devotees, exhilarated his investors, vexed the skeptical and enraged those calling for higher taxes on the ultra-rich.
    — Chase Peterson-Withorn, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Definition of exhilarated

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