ELATION Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

elation

noun

i-ˈlā-shən

Definition of elation

as in ecstasy

a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion most people can't imagine the kind of elation that comes with winning a super lottery's grand prize, but they're dying to find out

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Recent Examples of elation It is disjointed beyond belief, a wrestling match between dismay and elation. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026 Fischer expressed pure elation while rounding the bases on the homer. — Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 There’s the elation after finding a great idea, and then despair because no one’s going to talk to you, and then elation when people talk to you. — Longreads, 23 July 2026 The athleticism, the finesse, the elation, the disappointment, the cheers. — Amrit Dhir, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for elation

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Noun

Drums burst over pirouetting synth chords, while Stel’s wispy harmonies evoke the feeling of coming up on ecstasy.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
The frozen velocity of paint whipped across a canvas suggested a new visual metaphor for intensity, aggression, violence, virility, force, energy, music, and ecstasy, a more efficient representation than any previous word or picture had managed.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of ecstasy

Noun

And listening to every chat were two experts in the science of happiness.

— Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
Most of the new songs wrestle with how to seek pleasure while remaining hyperaware of the devastations of the world, and how that tension can make happiness itself feel like a vice.

— Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of happiness

Noun

Counted in that giddy stretch of unexpected euphoria was actual perfection, a run from August through January without defeat, capped off with, of all ridiculous things, a national championship.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Stocks have posted double-digit annual returns since 2023, largely on the back of euphoria over artificial intelligence, and stocks are assets that tend to be concentrated among older households.

— Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of euphoria

Noun

This world’s heavens are lit with cosmic rays, its cityscapes otherworldly — everything seems to service an unabashed romanticism.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
And thanks to Tucson’s extraordinarily dark heavens, the Sonoran skyscape takes center stage with Peace Among the Stars.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of heaven

Noun

The island’s allure is often centered around exhilaration—surfing on its west coast and exploring its fathomless forests—yet a calmer current of energy runs alongside this adventurous spirit.

— Adrienne Matei, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
When presented together and thought juxtapositionally, the works launch visitors onto an emotional pendulum that pivots from exhilaration to unease and distress.

— Tina M. Campt, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of exhilaration

Noun

Grenada The new year marks the 150th anniversary of Spicemas, the annual August carnival in Grenada, which is known as the Spice Island due to its cultivation of nutmeg, cloves and other scented delights.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
That may not be everybody’s notion of delight, but each to his own.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of delight

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