TRIUMPHANT Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

triumphant

adjective

trī-ˈəm(p)-fənt

Definition of triumphant

as in successful

having attained a desired end or state of good fortune the triumphant bidder on the house

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as in proud

having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph he was positively triumphant when the school troublemaker finally got expelled

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Recent Examples of triumphant The Dynamic Island also makes its triumphant return this time with support for three live activities at a time. — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 13 Sep. 2026 Then, flash forward, Marcia was back on our coast after her triumphant five or six years in New York, and suddenly Marcia and I had been shacked up for two years. — Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026 The next scene is the band beginning its rehearsals in May 2025 for their massive, triumphant comeback tour. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026 And so what if the triumphant final show of the Owens’ power feels disconnected from anything that’s come before it, when the vision of them floating down makes for such a sweet image? — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for triumphant

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Adjective

At the same time, the Houthis claimed a successful attack on a Saudi air base, following an attack last week on a Saudi oil pipeline.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
Both companies remain fully committed to the successful releases of Ray Gunn and the untitled Jack and the Beanstalk project on Netflix, and additionally will continue their longstanding content licensing relationship.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of successful

Adjective

White’s Jimmy Hurdstrom is a good-hearted yet rough-around-the-edges ranch hand who evolved from a troubled criminal into a resilient, proud cowboy.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
The reason that's so significant is multifaceted, but his main transgression and the thing that ultimately lost him his job was the recent skid of the once-proud FSU football team.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of proud

Adjective

The country is almost certainly dirtier, poorer, less prosperous, and in some ways less safe than in 2024.

— Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026
He was haunted by Switzerland’s position of neutrality during the fight against the Nazis, and he was troubled by the accommodations his prosperous countrymen were willing to make after the war to maintain their comfortable detachment.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of prosperous

Adjective

There were hugs and high fives, and jubilant screams from a winning locker room could be heard clearly in the adjacent news conference room and by anyone walking through the hallway.

— Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Equally jubilant and terrifying, his size brings both John and Jim Ross to this mythic quality.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of jubilant

Adjective

But the real exhilarating and exultant joy is that of the chase — two very different men forced on the run.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
As the first episode begins, the exultant staffers arrive at work only to find out the office in mourning over the death of a beloved Softees salesman, whose problematic personal life will make the writing of the obit a nightmare of an assignment.

— Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of exultant

Adjective

Everybody on our side understands that impeachment is a critical tool in the toolbox for constitutional self-defense against a president acting like a king, an imperious, lawless, arrogant king.

— NBC news, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
Most obviously, front and center, and in endlessly intrusive close-up, there’s Pattinson — who also serves as producer — playing the arrogant, fame-addicted, megalomaniac Hansen.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

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