JUBILATE Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

jubilate

verb

ˈjü-bə-ˌlāt

Definition of jubilate

as in to delight

to feel or express joy or triumph a medical researcher too committed to his work to pause and jubilate even upon hearing that he had won the Nobel Prize

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Recent Examples of jubilate And in her ear that day in early April were shouts from her children, encouraging their mom to get into the end zone before jubilating in the stands. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 May 2026 For some, that may be something to jubilate about while others may grieve the ability to have more kids. — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 26 Oct. 2023

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Fantastic Fest, the most reliably eclectic and unapologetically strange American film festival on the fall calendar, has unveiled a lineup that promises to delight any cinephile whose tastes lie outside the conventional.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026
Good stories may delight or entertain, anger or outrage, surprise or shock.

— Greg Borowski, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of delight

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Reason had to triumph in all things, or else waves of unreason, of which the Muckers were a model, would insinuate themselves into daily life.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
After two jittery routines to start her competition, Claire triumphed with a stick to rocket ahead of Blakely and Carey.

— Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of triumph

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Messi, at 35, led his country to glory against France, winning soccer’s ultimate prize in a pulsating match that finished 3-3 after extra time and had to be settled by a nerve-wracking penalty shootout.

— Patrick Smith, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2022
If Harris can bring together a family with Indian, African, and Jewish heritage, America can glory in its diversity.

— Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 26 Aug. 2020

Definition of glory

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Le Guin’s prose and poetry mourn the dead forest and other living Earth beings while exulting at the mountain’s power.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
After Friday’s delay in the Paramount-WBD antitrust lawsuit, shares of both media companies slid in after-hours trading, foes of the merger exulted and observers tried to process the latest twist in the merger saga.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 July 2026

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