Victoriously
adv.joyful, energeticliterary
What it means
In a way that expresses or accompanies a clear success.
Reach for it when describing a triumphant return, gesture, or conclusion after a real contest or struggle
The repair crew returned victoriously after reopening the mountain road.
Choose between these
6- playful
when an engaging or attractive manner matters
not when Winningly usually means charmingly, not as the result of victory.
- warm
when satisfaction in the achievement is visible
not when Pride can follow effort without any contest having been won.
- warm
when visible celebration and pride are central
not when Triumphantly can sound boastful when the success calls for restraint.
- professional
when achievement of the intended result is the only needed fact
not when Successfully is neutral and carries none of the celebratory force of victoriously.
- formal
in triumph
when the result should receive ceremonial emphasis
not when The phrase is too dramatic for a small private success.
- literary
exultantly
when intense joy after success is genuinely present
not when Exultantly is grand and can feel insensitive toward those who lost.
Said against
3- defeatedly
- unsuccessfully
- dejectedly
It naturally appears in
3- return victoriously
The rowers returned victoriously but first helped retrieve a rival's boat.
- victoriously raised
She victoriously raised the repaired instrument as the crowd cheered.
- victoriously completed
The apprentices victoriously completed the final section before sunset.
The word family
1Where this comes from
- Wiktionary, English adverb sense: in a victorious manner opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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