ELATING Synonyms: 174 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in exhilarating

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verb

present participle of elate

as in exciting

to fill with great joy the winning of the state basketball championship elated the whole town

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Recent Examples of elating

Verb

This helped convince the administration to shift to their side, elating students, especially Simpson. — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026

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Adjective

That’s made for an exhilarating first impression and a potentially stunning complement to quarterback Patrick Mahomes as the Chiefs prepare to take on the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday night at Arrowhead Stadium.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
How to pack Living on the road for an entire year was exhilarating.

— Sara Sturek, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of exhilarating

Verb

Major Wilson, 17, has been around horses most of his life and now spends much of his time helping younger riders get ready, showing them how to saddle their horses without exciting them.

— Jhair Romero, Houston Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2026
For Harrington and her husband Dante, the thought of triplets was shocking but exciting all the same.

— Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025

Definition of exciting

Adjective

The new Manchester City manager had already danced down the touchline to celebrate in front of the joyous away fans as soon as referee Michael Oliver blew the final whistle on a game that City had no right to win.

— Sam Lee, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
As the models returned for the finale, they were joined by a string of voguing dancers in all-black ensembles, to the tune of joyous disco music.

— Morgan Evans, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of joyous

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But for those like Sybylla, who have trouble living within today’s constraints, tomorrow’s unknown possibilities are intoxicating.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2026
Congress approved a measure as part of its government funding bill in November 2025, initially giving companies until this November to comply with new restrictions on intoxicating hemp products that had been allowed under the 2018 farm bill.

— Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of intoxicating

Adjective

Now Carrie enters public school for the very first time, and with the reemergence of formidable telekinetic abilities, her blissful naivety of girlhood and her wide-open heart make her easy prey for physical and online bullies.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
And all three sit compressed within a blissful photo taken nearly 40 years ago.

— Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of blissful

Adjective

The cast and crew felt as euphoric as the characters executing the dance sequences, particularly the finale moment when Maya and Anjali take what should be a lighting SNAFU and use it to cement their friendship, forever.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026
Opening night at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, on June 1, 1972, was euphoric.

— Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of euphoric

Adjective

The film most recently held its North American premiere at the Telluride Film Festival to a rapturous reception.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
But if the awards season goes as the streamer plans, a journey that began in Cannes with a rapturous standing ovation, could end with Los Javis clasping some golden statues.

— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of rapturous

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