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
6- playful
walking on air
when buoyant happiness suits an informal voice
not when The idiom feels clichéd in dignified recognition or factual reporting.
- everyday
when the emotion is overwhelming and exuberant
not when Ecstatic overstates a strong but still controlled happiness.
- everyday
when delighted excitement is the natural emphasis
not when Thrilled also fits anticipation before the hoped-for event has happened.
- warm
when affection or relief softens the happiness
not when Overjoyed lacks the lifted, success-linked quality often heard in elated.
- formal
when public celebration follows a victory
not when Jubilant is too communal or demonstrative for private good news.
- literary
when triumph and pride are inseparable from the joy
not when Exultant can sound gloating if other people lost.
Said against
4- dejected
- crestfallen
- miserable
- disappointed
It naturally appears in
3- 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
- wiktionary, English adjective, sense meaning extremely happy and excited opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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