Jubilate
What it means
To express great joy openly or celebrate with gladness.
Reach for it when using an elevated verb for public rejoicing
Supporters jubilated when the last family reached safety.
Words to choose between 7
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playful
make merry
Fits when festive activity and social pleasure are meant
Careful Make merry emphasizes revelry rather than the cause of joy.
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everyday
Fits when people mark a success or occasion with action
Careful Celebrate can be planned and restrained, while jubilate suggests overflowing feeling.
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everyday
Fits when voices express immediate approval or excitement
Careful Cheer may support someone before the outcome and can be brief.
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warm
Fits when deep joy is openly felt or expressed
Careful Rejoicing may stay private or spiritual, whereas jubilating is conspicuously celebratory.
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professional
Fits when success itself should be foregrounded
Careful As a verb, triumph describes winning rather than the joyful response.
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formal
give thanks
Fits when gratitude is the main response to good news
Careful Giving thanks can be solemn and does not necessarily express jubilation.
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literary
Fits when triumphant joy follows victory
Careful Exult can sound proud at another party's defeat.
Opposites 3
- mourn
- lament
- despair
Common phrases 3
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jubilate together
The neighbors jubilated together when the closure order was lifted.
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jubilate at the news
Families jubilated at the news that the bridge had reopened.
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reason to jubilate
The clean test results gave the whole team reason to jubilate.
Usage notes
Keep in mind
Jubilate is uncommon outside literary, musical, or religious contexts.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Neøn, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC0 Updated