EXHILARATIONS Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

exhilarations

noun

plural of exhilaration

as in thrills

a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings the lavish spectacle results in one exhilaration after another

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as in ecstasies

a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion the exhilaration of victory that spectators get to witness at the Olympic Games

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Noun

One of life’s greatest thrills is watching wildlife in its natural habitat.

— Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 23 Sep. 2026
These are primal thrills most viewers can get behind, and having to slow down to explain the morality behind them makes for languid viewing.

— Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of thrills

Noun

Woodring’s extra point kick, his fifth of the game, made the score 38-6 and set a new SEC record for most consecutive extra point kicks made without a miss (201).

— Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026
Armstrong had kicks of 37 and 27 yards before making a 54-yarder with 4 1/2 minutes left.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of kicks

Noun

Putting the city to paper was its own journey, but Painter faced some unexpected joys throughout the writing process.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026
The resulting feature centers on the challenges, joys and intimate journeys of being born with a body outside the physical definitions of male or female, explored through the lives of intersex individuals in India, Brazil and the United States.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of joys

Noun

Nothing has degraded more for Latino men, however, than the simple pleasures of life.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
With all that said, there are still a lot of pleasures in this production that remain failsafe, even after the ride toward a way-too-inevitable outcome is firmly on its tracks.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of pleasures

Noun

These stages, often tucked away from the noise of the headliners, tend to be a trove of delights, giving up-and-comers a chance to play to the biggest crowds of their careers.

— Stuart Heritage, Air Mail, 19 Sep. 2026
Here, the now-local shares the shoulder-season delights that keep her on-island year-round as well as her favorite hotel-slash-taverna for a warming meal and stay.

— Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of delights

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