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
Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2025
As many fans were happy to see that the couple might be back together, her ex-boyfriend and father of her children, Tracy T, didn’t seem as elated.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 Aug. 2025
When xAI inquired about the site, and didn’t ask for property tax abatements, many politicians and local agencies were elated.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
The film — a short, really, only 41 minutes long — begins with Charlie Brown elated about going to summer camp.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Joe is as horrified by this sound as Kavalier is elated.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2025
As many fans were happy to see that the couple might be back together, her ex-boyfriend and father of her children, Tracy T, didn’t seem as elated.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 Aug. 2025
When xAI inquired about the site, and didn’t ask for property tax abatements, many politicians and local agencies were elated.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
The film — a short, really, only 41 minutes long — begins with Charlie Brown elated about going to summer camp.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elated
Adjective
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The prose is ecstatic and freaky and muscular.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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If this game was a sign of things to come, Green Bay fans should be ecstatic.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The color of the aurora depends on which gas is being excited by the electrons and on how much energy is being exchanged, NASA said.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Much about the lifestyle and behavior of Polycladus gayi remains unknown so researchers were excited by the chance sightings.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Today's talkers Travis Kelce is giddy.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The result is a sturdy uptrend, full valuations, hopeful but not overly giddy investor sentiment and solid credit conditions.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Wilson has been delighted at the response her video has gotten.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Business interests were delighted by the bill’s defeat.—
Thomas Elias,
Mercury News,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Magnitude had descended in the track’s estimation from the 2-1 morning line by post time to go off at 7-2, but Bracket Buster, who went off at 17-1 to place, pleased his trainer Victoria Oliver by stepping smartly out of the pack to challenge Sovereignty briefly at the top of the stretch.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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His effort to schmaltz Putin with a display of royal pageantry obviously pleased this murderous dictator to no end.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Elated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elated. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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