EUPHORIA Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

euphoria

noun

yü-ˈfȯr-ē-ə

Definition of euphoria

as in ecstasy

a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion a general euphoria seemed to engulf the city following the World Series win

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Recent Examples of euphoria Styles’s fourth album revels in all those hours spent shouting euphoria into the ears of friends on dance floors and riding the bassy, body-vibrating techno loops until well after the sun comes up. — Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026 This flood of emotions must have ranged from relief to euphoria to mind-splitting fury. — Anne Haley, Time, 11 Aug. 2026 Growing worries over whether Big Tech’s massive investments in artificial-intelligence technology will translate into profits and whether chipmaker stocks have soared too high in the euphoria around AI have also buffeted share prices. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 But blowout results, even those released within hours of Microsoft’s, haven’t been greeted with similar euphoria. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for euphoria

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Noun

When the cameras spanned the crowd, there was ecstasy everywhere.

— Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
In August, the Drug Enforcement Administration issued a temporary-scheduling-order, designating cychlorphine as a Schedule 1 narcotic, joining drugs like LSD and ecstasy.

— Kevin Ko, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of ecstasy

Noun

And in a 2024 interview with Byrdie, Williams was asked what has brought her the most joy in her life.

— Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026
Bradley Cooper’s Ocean’s Eleven prequel, also starring Cooper himself, Margot Robbie, George MacKay, Wagner Moura, Monica Barbaro, Josh Gad and Omar Sy, has been a real shot of joy in the arm.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of joy

Noun

Blasting Sharon Van Etten music on the subway and grinding out 18-hour shifts in her scrubs seems to be getting the job done, but happiness is a lot harder to deny when someone becomes determined to share it with you.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2026
Counsell must know by now that managing the Cubs in September is not a recipe for happiness.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of happiness

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

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