Exult
What it means
To feel or show triumphant joy.
Reach for it when describing open delight in a hard-won success
The volunteers began to exult when the missing records were finally recovered.
Words to choose between 6
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playful
whoop it up
Fits when loud informal celebration is exactly the tone
Careful The idiom is unsuitable for dignified success or private relief.
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everyday
Fits when people mark a welcome event through action
Careful Celebration can be planned and restrained even when nobody feels exultant.
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everyday
Fits when audible group approval is the visible action
Careful Cheering is one outward behavior and does not establish deep triumphant joy.
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warm
Fits when heartfelt joy is openly expressed
Careful Rejoicing can follow reunion, gratitude, or faith and need not involve triumph.
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formal
Fits when victorious satisfaction and superiority are prominent
Careful Triumph can sound like gloating, especially when another person lost.
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literary
Fits when proud delight in an achievement suits older elevated prose
Careful Glory can imply vanity and is often followed by 'in' rather than used interchangeably.
Opposites 4
- mourn
- despair
- lament
- brood
Common phrases 3
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exult in victory
The captain refused to exult in victory over an injured rival.
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begin to exult
Only after the second confirmation did the researchers begin to exult.
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openly exult
Supporters openly exult when the final result appears.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated