Triumphant
adj.joyful, energeticwarm
What it means
Feeling, showing, or marked by joy after a significant success.
Reach for it when describing the celebratory emotion or manner that follows a win
The triumphant runners crossed the line carrying their injured teammate's number.
Choose between these
7- playful
on top of the world
when exuberant informal emotion fits
not when The idiom is too casual and hyperbolic for dignified reporting.
- everyday
when satisfaction in achievement matters
not when Pride can be quiet and does not establish victory.
- warm
when communal celebration is energetic and open
not when Jubilant is stronger and less tied to a particular victory.
- professional
when the tone or event marks success
not when Celebratory can be planned before the result and lacks personal emotion.
- professional
when the factual state of having won matters
not when Victorious need not describe the person's visible joy or manner.
- formal
when intensely lifted emotion is central
not when Elated can follow good news without any contest or struggle.
- literary
when overflowing joy after success deserves elevated language
not when Exultant can sound gloating or excessive.
Said against
3- defeated
- dejected
- disappointed
It naturally appears in
3- triumphant return
Her triumphant return included thanks for everyone who covered her absence.
- triumphant smile
A triumphant smile appeared when the final test passed.
- triumphant team
The triumphant team applauded the rivals who had forced its best performance.
The word family
1Where this comes from
- Wiktionary, English adjective sense: victorious or exultant after success opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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