EUPHORIC Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

euphoric

adjective

yü-ˈfȯr-ik

Definition of euphoric next

as in ecstatic

experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion the euphoric winner was momentarily speechless

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Recent Examples of euphoric Although state legislative races rarely get the national spotlight, Democrats across the country were positively euphoric at the irony of their Republican nemesis being represented by one of their own. —

Bill Barrow, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026 Videos on social media of people intentionally choking themselves to get a brief euphoric high, often called the blackout challenge, have been circulating for years. —

J.d. Miles, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026 So awe is a brief, euphoric feeling of the totality and beauty of all of existence, resulting in a reflective state of both deep wonder and calm connectedness to all things. —

Outside Online, 18 Mar. 2026 When Harry and Meghan return to Australia in April, the reaction won’t resemble the euphoric crowds of 2018. —

Lauryn Overhultz , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for euphoric

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Many of the stories in the book are tragic Icarus narratives, featuring acts of rebellion that succeed in one brief ecstatic burst, and then resoundingly fail.

— Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2026
Jennifer Hellmann, an Artemis 2 science team lead from NASA Ames Research Center, said the mood was ecstatic.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2026