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
Nintendo fans have gotten used to the company’s other flagship franchises like Mario, Zelda, and Donkey Kong reaching euphoric heights during the Switch era and are looking to Game Freak to deliver the same.
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Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
The film has euphoric reviews thus far, and was instantly tipped as a frontrunner in multiple Oscar categories when the film premiered earlier in September.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
All of them place us somewhere in 1997, 1998 or 1999, with the upside acceleration, euphoric sentiment and hyperactive capital markets mostly ahead of us.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
The highs may be euphoric, but the lows are private and often unspoken.
—Anuradha Gupta, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
The film has euphoric reviews thus far, and was instantly tipped as a frontrunner in multiple Oscar categories when the film premiered earlier in September.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
All of them place us somewhere in 1997, 1998 or 1999, with the upside acceleration, euphoric sentiment and hyperactive capital markets mostly ahead of us.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
The highs may be euphoric, but the lows are private and often unspoken.
—Anuradha Gupta, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for euphoric
Adjective
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White Christmas, Michael Curtiz's ecstatic musical about a song-and-dance duo working to save a Vermont lodge with the help of two mellifluous sisters.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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Or does Lux ask us to crane our necks to appreciate base human longing that presents in ecstatic and horrific manifestations, in the hunger for all sorts of holy and unsavory connections?—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The vibe was convivial and giddy, like a summer-camp reunion.—
Anna Russell,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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California Republicans, going into their annual convention in September, were almost giddy about the redistricting fight, calling it a gift for momentum and unity.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Euphoric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/euphoric. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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