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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
  • Outdoor Experiences The city skyline is iconic from any angle, but experiencing it from the water delivers an exhilarating new perspective—and makes for a thrilling way to connect with fellow adventurers.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
  • This is an exhilarating way to execute a heady conceptual premise, elevated by a brutal wit and crisply staged action sequences.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 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
  • But those concerns didn’t stop groups of Catholics from joining a recent joyous pilgrimage on Mount Tabor, where the Gospels say Jesus appeared transfigured alongside the Jewish prophets Moses and Elijah.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Now the holidays will be extra joyous with our favorite rolls back on the table.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of joyous
Verb
  • Yet even that achievement paled when compared to his intoxicating return in February 1992 as manager.
    — Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • But intoxicating hemp derivatives generally are due to be banned by federal and state law in November.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of intoxicating
Adjective
  • There’s also a lovely six-room day spa and wellness center, where the relaxation room with a balcony overlooking the Rockies is as blissful as the treatments themselves.
    — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Unless our work requires us to deal with it daily, our relationship with it ends the moment our bodies expel it in the blissful privacy of our bathrooms (or, if the need is dire, out in the open with only nature to keep us company).
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of blissful
Adjective
  • The immersive doc captures the duality of an extreme lifestyle with the euphoric highs of intercepting a tornado to the terrifying lows of being overtaken by one inside their vehicle as Timmer pushes his mind and body to the limit.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But for a moment midway through the limited series, creator Steven Conrad — Emmy-nominated for writing, directing and executive producing all seven episodes — brings viewers into the realm of euphoric fantasy.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of euphoric
Adjective
  • Third, the powder and paint was relentless to the point of ecstatic madness—exactly as Jouvert is meant to be.
    — Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Perhaps the Ebelians practiced some kind of ecstatic spirituality.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of ecstatic
Adjective
  • Sweating, screaming, a whole arena echoing his every word – Brooks was rapturous.
    — Heather Bushman, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Back in the Big Easy, that victory ignited cathartic, rapturous celebrations and set the stage for a victory parade as wild and well-attended as any held during Mardi Gras.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of rapturous

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