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adjective

Definition of elatingnext
as in exhilarating

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elating

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verb

present participle of elate
as in exciting
to fill with great joy the winning of the state basketball championship elated the whole town

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elating
  1. exhilarating
  2. joyous
  3. intoxicating
  4. blissful
  5. euphoric
  6. ecstatic
Adjective
  • Yet the feeling that the painting’s flickering hues and overlapping parts never quite mesh is what makes the works so exhilarating.
    Barry Schwabsky, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Fresh off an exhilarating overtime road win against the Seattle Seahawks and in the midst of a three-game winning streak, the Rams (4-4) appear ready to add some reinforcements.
    Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of exhilarating
Adjective
  • In 1951, Leonard Bernstein led the New York Philharmonic in the première of the raucous, joyous Second Symphony.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The Gotham is honored to present this year’s Social Justice Tribute to such a joyous and groundbreaking project.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of joyous
Verb
  • Answers are not forthcoming, but the enigma of Miss Flower is never less than intoxicating.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
  • From In the Heights to Hamilton, New York City – with its frenetic pulse and intoxicating contradictions – has been an intrinsic part of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s artistic palette.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of intoxicating
Adjective
  • Baies is a blissful mix of black currant leaves and fresh roses.
    Megan Wahn, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024
  • And even more blissful that my teacher hadn’t been able to tell that my thoughts were drifting.
    Prasad Ramamurthy, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2024
Definition of blissful
Adjective
  • That’s because, for smokers, nicotine gums and lozenges never deliver anything close to the euphoric feelings of puffing on a cigarette.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Stimulating up to three nerve-dense erogenous areas increases your chance of a euphoric full-body orgasm.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of euphoric
Adjective
  • In 2007, when the wreck was found, the group was ecstatic.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Just two days after the video of his costume went viral, Erin showed off her son's ecstatic reaction to receiving the tickets in yet another TikTok.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of ecstatic
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