triumphant

adjective

trī-ˈəm(p)-fənt How to pronounce triumphant (audio)
Definition of triumphantnext
1
as in successful
having attained a desired end or state of good fortune the triumphant bidder on the house

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2
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 Winning the peace Tehran’s competing politicians maintain publicly that Iran has emerged triumphant in the war. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 Check the artist calendar before booking, since your friend’s triumphant TikTok posted on Sunday says very little about Wednesday’s fete. — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026 Weatherly previously made his triumphant NCIS comeback last year with Tony & Ziva, only for Paramount+ to surprisingly cancel the series in December. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Aug. 2026 And because Kennerly has captured moments both triumphant and horrific, a warning, some of these pictures are graphic. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for triumphant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triumphant
  1. successful
  2. proud
  3. prosperous
  4. ecstatic
  5. jubilant
  6. exultant
  7. arrogant
Adjective
  • In other words, the most successful sporting siblings preserve their emotional bonds.
    — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • As a result, successful commercial property management is built around business relationships rather than transaction management.
    — David Crown, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of successful
Adjective
  • Bob Howell, executive vice president and chief sales officer at Manhattan Associates, said Boscov’s has a proud history of knowing their customers and communities.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The proud mom posed alongside her kids in one cute snap showing each of her children holding a chalkboard sign with details of their first day.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of proud
Adjective
  • Born into a prosperous but unhappy family, the owners of a seed nursery, Kusama saw visions of flowers from an early age, dots that spread across surfaces and spoke to her.
    — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Life and death are entangled, like a once-prosperous but now deserted community.
    — Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of prosperous
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  • The film embodies its devotion to ecstatic truth being as valid as documentary truth with a full-bodied commitment.
    — Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The result was an eruption of buoyant experimentation, blending the organic and electronic with ecstatic melodies and avant-garde textures.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of ecstatic
Adjective
  • Equally jubilant and terrifying, his size brings both John and Jim Ross to this mythic quality.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Some are upbeat and jubilant; others are steady, practical and beneficial.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of jubilant
Adjective
  • The film also delivered the highest Imax international market share of any major release in the company’s history, said an exultant CEO Rich Gelfond.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 July 2026
  • Whitehead conjures New York with the deeply experienced intelligence and acuity of Claude McKay in his exultant, picaresque novels of Black life in the early 20th century.
    — David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
Definition of exultant
Adjective
  • Each of these decisions laid the groundwork for the war on Iran today, one that started without a clear strategy on the arrogant expectation of a quick victory.
    — Alexander Langlois, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The data center industry is only one face of an arrogant oligarchy that people believe now runs Congress, the courts, the White House, state legislatures and local governments.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
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“Triumphant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triumphant. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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