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Elated

adj.joyful, energeticeveryday

What it means

Lifted into intense happiness by welcome news or success.

Reach for it when describing triumphant joy that remains more composed than ecstasy

The elated inventor called her mentor as soon as the test succeeded.

Choose between these

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  • playful

    walking on air

    when buoyant happiness suits an informal voice

    not when The idiom feels clichéd in dignified recognition or factual reporting.

  • everyday

    ecstatic

    when the emotion is overwhelming and exuberant

    not when Ecstatic overstates a strong but still controlled happiness.

  • everyday

    thrilled

    when delighted excitement is the natural emphasis

    not when Thrilled also fits anticipation before the hoped-for event has happened.

  • warm

    overjoyed

    when affection or relief softens the happiness

    not when Overjoyed lacks the lifted, success-linked quality often heard in elated.

  • formal

    jubilant

    when public celebration follows a victory

    not when Jubilant is too communal or demonstrative for private good news.

  • literary

    exultant

    when triumph and pride are inseparable from the joy

    not when Exultant can sound gloating if other people lost.

Said against

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  • dejected
  • crestfallen
  • miserable
  • disappointed

It naturally appears in

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  • elated winner

    The elated winner used her speech to thank the entire repair crew.

  • feel elated

    After months of uncertainty, both families had reason to feel elated.

  • elated response

    His elated response arrived as a string of joyful voice notes.

Where this comes from

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.