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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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 14 July 2026
Great novels have delighted everyone except the author’s lightly disguised parents.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

Definition of delight

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So Democratic mainstays such as the three-term Colorado Senator Michael Bennet are losing their campaigns, and members of the Democratic Socialists of America are triumphing.

— David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Morocco has already gone toe-to-toe with Brazil in the group stages and triumphed over the Netherlands in the Round of 32, but bigger fish are there to be fried.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 4 July 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

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