euphoria

noun

yü-ˈfȯr-ē-ə How to pronounce euphoria (audio)
Definition of euphorianext
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 In 2021, at the height of space tourism euphoria, the company’s stock briefly reached a stratospheric valuation of $1,118 a share. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 28 Oct. 2026 Cychlorphine can also cause sedation and euphoria, decreased consciousness and unresponsiveness. — Diana Anos, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026 That distillation created a kind of euphoria—several of the dealers and collectors described it as a life-highlight event—that can only serve to further stoke this community’s passion for Polo. — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 26 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 See All Example Sentences for euphoria
Recent Examples of Synonyms for euphoria
  1. ecstasy
  2. joy
  3. elation
  4. happiness
  5. heaven
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
  • Her feelings of elation, though, were tempered by a need to help others facing the same fight.
    — Karen Borta, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • So just imagine his joy and elation when those nearest and dearest to him recently gathered to give him an epic send-off to the Sunshine State to see his favorite team in action at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
    — Patrick Snell, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of elation
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
  • 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

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

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