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.
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playful
on top of the world
Fits when exuberant informal emotion fits
Careful The idiom is too casual and hyperbolic for dignified reporting.
everyday
Fits when satisfaction in achievement matters
Careful Pride can be quiet and does not establish victory.
warm
Fits when communal celebration is energetic and open
Careful Jubilant is stronger and less tied to a particular victory.
professional
Fits when the tone or event marks success
Careful Celebratory can be planned before the result and lacks personal emotion.
professional
Fits when the factual state of having won matters
Careful Victorious need not describe the person's visible joy or manner.
formal
Fits when intensely lifted emotion is central
Careful Elated can follow good news without any contest or struggle.
literary
Fits when overflowing joy after success deserves elevated language
Careful Exultant can sound gloating or excessive.
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.
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
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