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
Traditional Hollywood studio types have largely been ecstatic about the box office bonanza.
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 31 May 2026
Vargas hit a walk-off, two-run home run with two outs in the 10th inning as the Sox defeated the Tigers 4-3 in front of an ecstatic crowd of 30,019 at Rate Field.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2026
Moafi is ecstatic about the comparison.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 27 May 2026
Celebrity superfans are also ecstatic about the big win.
—CBS News, 26 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for ecstatic
Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 31 May 2026
Vargas hit a walk-off, two-run home run with two outs in the 10th inning as the Sox defeated the Tigers 4-3 in front of an ecstatic crowd of 30,019 at Rate Field.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2026
Moafi is ecstatic about the comparison.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 27 May 2026
Celebrity superfans are also ecstatic about the big win.
—CBS News, 26 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for ecstatic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ecstatic
Adjective
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Wayne Brady, Billy Porter and Harvey Fierstein are giddy with excitement for the preview of their upcoming production Encores!—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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The future shotstopper was out the door and sprinting in giddy celebration up a street near Bloemfontein before the players had even begun their shimmy.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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While much has been made of the eight-floor Obama Presidential Museum, many in the communities around the soon-to-open presidential library complex are excited to enjoy the outdoor spaces with friends and family.—
Shardaa Gray,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Libraries open opportunities to get excited and relax, discover and reminisce, be challenged and comforted.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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The hardware required to contribute observations isn’t terribly expensive, and the process comes with detailed instructions, as well as enthusiastic support for rookies just getting started.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
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The performance drew enthusiastic applause from fans who recognized familiar songs and cultural traditions.—
J.M. Banks
June 12,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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The happy couple looked thrilled to be together at opening night of the Los Angeles Music Center Opera's 10th season.—
John Russell,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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Instead of taking a turn for the romantic, the two leaned hard into bromance as half of a quartet of dudes who were absolutely thrilled to be ice skating together at Rockefeller Center during a very wholesome bachelor party.—
Kase Wickman,
Vanity Fair,
1 Mar. 2026
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The Air WACs [Women’s Army Corps] stationed here were elated but subdued.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2026
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Haitian soccer fans, still elated after Les Grenadiers’ resounding 4-0 win over New Zealand in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, will have another opportunity to see their World Cup team on Friday against Peru at Nu Stadium in Miami, the final warmup match before the tournament kicks off next week.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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Barclays says that markets are more euphoric than ever, tracking it through an index that scans the options market across roughly 700 stocks for the signs of speculative chasing.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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SpaceX is about to make the biggest public debut ever in history, into a euphoric stock market that’s showing signs of a turn.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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Five hundred fans broke into rapturous applause.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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The brand that started with a single backpack design on the streets of New York has hit the top five best-selling brand list on StockX — where audiences are paying above retail for the gear — and the brand's recent London Fashion Week debut was also received with rapturous applause.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Your local animal shelter will be delighted to receive them as a donation.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
7 June 2026
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As a row of kids delighted in mixing cotton candy and frozen lemonade into an only-at-the-ballpark dessert, the usher alerted the parents that a mass of boisterous and predominantly shirtless men soon would be assembling in a nearby section.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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“Ecstatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ecstatic. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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