Intended to express or accompany pleasure in a welcome event.
Reach for it when describing the mood, gesture, meal, or message used to mark good news
The team shared a celebratory breakfast after the final inspection passed.
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everyday
Fits when decorations or lively atmosphere make the occasion special
Careful Festive can describe a seasonal look with no particular achievement behind it.
warm
Fits when sincere happiness matters more than the occasion's function
Careful Joyful can describe a person or moment unrelated to marking an event.
professional
congratulatory
Fits when praise for a person's achievement is the purpose
Careful It does not fit food, music, or decoration that simply creates a celebration.
formal
Fits when victory or overcoming difficulty shapes the tone
Careful Triumph introduces winning, which many celebrations do not involve.
literary
Fits when intense triumph and open joy fill the mood
Careful Jubilant turns a modest congratulatory gesture into an intense triumph.
celebratory mood
A celebratory mood spread through the station when service resumed.
celebratory dinner
They planned a celebratory dinner for the scholarship recipients.
celebratory message
The captain sent a celebratory message that credited the whole crew.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Paul2520, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC0 Updated
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