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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elating
  1. exhilarating
  2. exciting
  3. joyous
  4. intoxicating
  5. blissful
  6. euphoric
  7. ecstatic
  8. rapturous
Adjective
  • Condé Nast Traveler spoke with Wildwood director Travis Knight on the inspiration behind this exhilarating, stop-motion saga that takes place not too far from home.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
  • And, again, the scenes Sasha and Morgan share have become some of the most exhilarating of the show.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 22 Oct. 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 crowd is dominated by young people, with a joyous, almost carnival-like atmosphere in some parts.
    — Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Dolan was right that distractions can trip up a team, sowing just enough discord among its players to derail their chances at another title, and cut short their fans' chances at another joyous summer.
    — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of joyous
Verb
  • Maybe that’s what tips her into some recklessness of her own, with an explanation of Hal’s forceful personality and brilliant rhetorical style as being intoxicating.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Right now intoxicating hemp products can be sold in North Carolina with no statewide age limit.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of intoxicating
Adjective
  • Bayview Beach, north of Washburn, Wisconsin, encompasses several blissful miles of shoreline that, for the most part, remain a local secret.
    — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Treatments follow Thai, Chinese, and Indian healing methods, and the cavernous aqua-therapy lounge with sauna and vitality pool is a blissful hangout after a massage.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of blissful
Adjective
  • All good things must come to an end, and Bryce Young’s euphoric start to his fourth season certainly did on Sunday.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026
  • In the scenic Colorado mountain town, the movie became a word-of-mouth sensation after garnering near-euphoric reviews.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of euphoric
Adjective
  • Heading upward, these slides impart moments of ecstatic, unworldly levitation.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Nevertheless, Eisenkot was ecstatic and determined late Tuesday as initial exit polls suggested a big loss for Netanyahu.
    — Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of ecstatic
Adjective
  • The sound was big and rapturous, a far cry from the seamy, hyperliterary world of 2022’s Skinty Fia.
    — Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
  • If the rapturous reception on the Paris show floor is any indication, the classic family van is poised to make a triumphant, high-tech comeback.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of rapturous

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“Elating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elating. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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