THRILLED Synonyms: 192 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of thrilled

as in delighted

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verb

past tense of thrill

as in excited

to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings of I was thrilled to hear that you got the promotion that you'd been so desperately wanting

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Recent Examples of thrilled

Adjective

Knowing the ink is dry on the contract and things are locked in, Coby White couldn’t be more thrilled. — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026 Ganesh was thrilled to show a deeper, different side to Mohan, who is always depicted as being a very empathetic doctor, prioritizing her patients above all else. — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 11 June 2026

Verb

But even the hardest-to-please folks are usually thrilled with a techy gift that makes their life easier, more convenient or just more fun. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026 As someone who recently learned how to play Mahjong, I was thrilled to receive this as a gift and was blown away by the presentation and detail put into the set. — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 2 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for thrilled

Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrilled

Adjective

Swimmers all over the city are delighted with the news, including Copenhagen’s Lord Mayor Sisse Marie Welling.

— Laura Hall, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
The same musical inflection that voices humiliation in Waller’s song becomes an expression of delighted discovery in the Gershwins’.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of delighted

Verb

Shoppers get excited by new trends and brands move quickly to cater to them.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
This has created a divide, with those on the preservation side feeling disillusioned by the prevalence of slop, and those on the AI side excited by the possibilities, particularly as the tools continue to evolve.

— Andrew Webster, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of excited

Adjective

From a roomful of ecstatic socialists to Hollywood’s creative class and Karen Bass’s loyalists, Vanity Fair went party-hopping on a night when everyone had something to celebrate.

— Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 4 Nov. 2026
Judging by initial reaction to Ryan Poles’ trade for Jeffery Simmons, the vast majority of Bears fans were somewhere between ecstatic and quite satisfied.

— Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of ecstatic

Adjective

Locke, also famed for roles in Agatha All Along and another LFF feature, Elsinore, was as overjoyed as his co-star to be involved in the film.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
When the film premieres at TIFF this week, Pechman will be joined by the majority of her cast and crew, all of whom seem overjoyed at the prospect of reuniting.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of overjoyed

Adjective

On election night as the results became clear, Abbas told a jubilant crowd of supporters that a majority of Israelis had voted against Netanyahu and his right-wing allies and had proved that peace, dignity and security could be on the horizon.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
David McIntosh, president of School Freedom Fund and the affiliated Club for Growth, was jubilant afterward.

— Henry Culvyhouse, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of jubilant

Adjective

But there was so much the offense did well that both men had to be elated about the offense’s potential, too.

— Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Everyone seemed pretty elated for coming out of a festival that hadn’t toppled the patriarchy, but had proven again that, in 2026, women rule music in virtually every qualifiable way.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of elated

Adjective

When one of her for-hire guardians speaks of her past as a musician, playing the pianoforte (piano) for enraptured listeners, Adelaide is entranced.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Audiences, however, have remained enraptured by its enduring story, in which one man’s public (and private) persona crumbles as one woman’s own star rises.

— Nathan Smith, Air Mail, 18 July 2026

Definition of enraptured

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