as in ecstatic
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
she was elated upon learning that she had been accepted by her first-choice college
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as in excited
to fill with great joy
the winning of the state basketball championship elated the whole town
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Recent Examples of elated
Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025
Weeks after welcoming her third child, daughter Golden Raye Mahomes, with her husband Patrick Mahomes, the Kansas City Current co-owner, 29, couldn’t be more elated.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
In one of the most touching moments of the season, Maci, her husband Taylor McKinney, Ryan and his wife Amanda Conner present Bentley with his first car and the elated teen takes all four of them on a little ride around the parking lot.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The audience, already elated and spoiled by genius, is screaming for a third encore when a stagehand shoves you through an open curtain and into the fire.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
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In statements late Tuesday, both Chung and her lawyer were elated by the temporary restraining order.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025
Weeks after welcoming her third child, daughter Golden Raye Mahomes, with her husband Patrick Mahomes, the Kansas City Current co-owner, 29, couldn’t be more elated.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
In one of the most touching moments of the season, Maci, her husband Taylor McKinney, Ryan and his wife Amanda Conner present Bentley with his first car and the elated teen takes all four of them on a little ride around the parking lot.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The audience, already elated and spoiled by genius, is screaming for a third encore when a stagehand shoves you through an open curtain and into the fire.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elated
Adjective
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Fans were ecstatic to find out Elliot’s middle name ties to his grandpa, along with his initials being EMM.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Love Island season 6 winner, 25, was ecstatic to hear Ellen Pompeo is a big fan of her relationship with Kordell Beckham.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Rather than keeping your heart set on an Ivy League or other ultra-reach school, revisit your college list and notes from your college visits to remind yourself what excited you about the other schools on your list.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Many are excited by the shift in direction of these books.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Front Range faithful who two summers ago lined the streets of downtown Denver, giddy to the last.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2025
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By turns giddy, anxious, and despairing, these poems have endeared him to generations of ordinary readers who find in the tempestuous and ultimately brokenhearted poet a strikingly modern and profoundly accessible figure.—
Daniel Mendelsohn,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Elated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elated. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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