elation

noun

i-ˈlā-shən How to pronounce elation (audio)
Definition of elationnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elation
  1. ecstasy
  2. joy
  3. happiness
  4. euphoria
  5. heaven
  6. exhilaration
  7. delight
Noun
  • Grace did ultimately swallow an ecstasy pill as part of her initiation, in which the team members call on Satan to accept their sacrifice (Grace) in order to place at regionals.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2026
  • While searching Brown, officers found a loaded gun, ecstasy, and brass knuckles.
    — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of ecstasy
Noun
  • This heartachingly lived-in quality runs throughout Unfindable Ring—an eclectic testament to the trials and joys of life as a career outsider.
    — Cameron Cook, Pitchfork, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Nothing gives me more joy than wandering through a museum full of beautiful things, then sitting down with a hot cocoa.
    — Sarah Stiefvater, Flow Space, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of joy
Noun
  • That pivot represents a rare about-face for a tech giant that has sought to remake the world in its own image, consumer happiness be damned.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The amateur is freed from the pressures of exhibition and sale, but that might just as easily breed bitterness as happiness.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of happiness
Noun
  • House Democrats‘ midterm euphoria came to a crashing halt on Capitol Hill this week, as two voting setbacks pierced the party’s victory lap.
    — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 12 Nov. 2026
  • In seconds the tingling numbness gave way to a heady euphoria.
    — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of euphoria
Noun
  • The painting is commanded by an umbrella pine, which arches high into the butter-yellow heavens, on the right, leaning over the heart of the composition.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Tasting menu guests can expect six courses of heaven, filled with handcrafted pasta, fresh seafood and elevated entrees that with linger with you.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 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
  • Regardless, the movie’s litany of fantastical demons, and its anthropomorphic animal heroes, remain an audiovisual delight.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2026
  • But boy, does the audience shiver with delight watching Ghidorah stomp buildings to rubble while the sound design rattles our seats.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of delight

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“Elation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elation. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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