Elated
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.
Words to choose between 6
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playful
walking on air
Fits when buoyant happiness suits an informal voice
Careful The idiom feels clichéd in dignified recognition or factual reporting.
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everyday
Fits when the emotion is overwhelming and exuberant
Careful Ecstatic overstates a strong but still controlled happiness.
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everyday
Fits when delighted excitement is the natural emphasis
Careful Thrilled also fits anticipation before the hoped-for event has happened.
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warm
Fits when affection or relief softens the happiness
Careful Overjoyed lacks the lifted, success-linked quality often heard in elated.
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formal
Fits when public celebration follows a victory
Careful Jubilant is too communal or demonstrative for private good news.
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literary
Fits when triumph and pride are inseparable from the joy
Careful Exultant can sound gloating if other people lost.
Opposites 4
- dejected
- crestfallen
- miserable
- disappointed
Common phrases 3
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elated winner
The elated winner used her speech to thank the entire repair crew.
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feel elated
After months of uncertainty, both families had reason to feel elated.
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elated response
His elated response arrived as a string of joyful voice notes.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Dvortygirl, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated