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triumphant

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of triumphant

1 having attained a desired end or state of good fortune

  • the triumphant bidder on the house
Synonyms of triumphant

flourishing, going, palmy, prosperous, successful, thriving
Words Related to triumphant

coming, promising

booming, growing, roaring, robust

boffo, gangbusters (also gangbuster), runaway, socko
Phrases Synonymous with triumphant

in clover (also in the clover)
Near Antonyms of triumphant

futureless, hopeless, inauspicious, no-good, unpromising

collapsing, failing, flopping, flunking, folding, washing-out

declining, slipping, slumping, waning

bankrupt, kaput (also kaputt), kerflooey

destroyed, ruined, wrecked
Antonyms of triumphant

failed, unsuccessful

2 having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph

  • he was positively triumphant when the school troublemaker finally got expelled
Synonyms of triumphant

cock-a-hoop, crank [chiefly dialect], crowing, exultant, exulting, glorying, jubilant, prideful, proud, rejoicing
Words Related to triumphant

ecstatic, elated, euphoric

arrogant, boastful, cocky

conquering, victorious, winning
Near Antonyms of triumphant

crestfallen, defeated, dejected, depressed, disconsolate, dispirited, downcast

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