as in giddy
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
a football player who was ecstatic upon receiving a full athletic scholarship to the college of his choice
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Recent Examples of ecstatic
Any receiver would be ecstatic to have those numbers over a two-game span.
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Miami Herald, 27 Dec. 2025
Her parents are less-than-ecstatic though, with her military father even withholding a place for her on his Wall of Heroes.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
In eighteenth-century England, Lee belonged to a sect nicknamed the Shaking Quakers, who expressed their faith through ecstatic singing and dancing.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Movement is at the heart of the Shakers, a devotional sect founded around 1747 and named for their worship through ecstatic movement and song.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ecstatic
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Parrish, giddy with excitement, led us into the water.—
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There would be no third consecutive title, no hoisting of the championship cup over heads, no giddy laughter or shouts of joy.—
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Scherzinger glowed with an excited expression, her arms raised again in the air.—
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A lot of us are excited to refresh our spaces in the new year.—
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View gallery - 9 images Designed as a permanent home for a couple of enthusiastic travelers, the Bespoke Base doesn't compromise on comfort.—
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McNally’s enthusiastic endorsement of Altadena and its agrarian and esthetic charms led wealthy families from the Midwest and East to [build] their winter homes in Altadena.—
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Which is something that our Miamians sometimes are not too thrilled about, to be honest.—
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Swifties were not too thrilled.—
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Thomaz’s family is elated by the good news.—
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Grubbs was equally elated to share the honor with his coach.—
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True, pumping up the dosage can give women an almost euphoric high, Christmas says.—
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The stock market continues apace, crypto, there's all of these sort of euphoric elements in the marketplace right now that are very similar in some ways to the 1920s, automobiles, radio, and the like.—
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After earning rapturous reviews, a worldwide gross of nearly $370 million, and a thumbs up from Tom Cruise, Ryan Coogler's horror blockbuster was nominated for seven Golden Globes, including Best Motion Picture - Drama.—
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Lil Uzi Vert takes a bow and receives their flowers while a rapturous audience, which includes Dara, Andre Walker, Lynn Yaeger, and Steff Yotka, cheer the designer on.—
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In the comments section, fans were delighted to see the castmembers reunited, as many called for a spinoff series or movie.—
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Paris awoke Tuesday to a blanket of snow on its famous rooftops and sites, and children whose schools couldn’t hold classes delighted in an unexpected day off.—
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“Ecstatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ecstatic. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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