ecstatic
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Synonyms: Adjective
elated, elevated, enrapt, enraptured, entranced, euphoric, exhilarated, giddy, heady, intoxicated, rapt, rapturous, rhapsodic (also rhapsodical)
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A few religious denominations—Pentecostalism, for example—still offer a collective ecstatic experience, as did rock culture at its height. But the ecstatic religions tend to be marginal, and rock has been tamed for commercial consumption … — Barbara Ehrenreich, Civilization, June/July 2000 … in dietary terms we are veritable troglodytes (which, speaking personally, is all right by me). I think this explains a lot, not least my expanding sense of dismay as the waiter bombarded us with ecstatic descriptions of roulades, ratatouilles, empanadas, langostinos … and goodness knows what else. — Bill Bryson, I'm a Stranger Here Myself, 1999 He was ecstatic when he heard that he was going to be a father. a football player who was ecstatic upon receiving a full athletic scholarship to the college of his choice
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But when then-coach Mark Helfrich finally called, Herbert was ecstatic over the thought of jumping into the suit of an Oregon football player. — George Schroeder, USA TODAY, "Oregon's Justin Herbert savoring journey for final season in his hometown after passing on NFL," 29 Aug. 2019 Nai Nai is ecstatic that her far-flung relatives have gathered in one place; everyone else is duly miserable. — Zoë Hu, The New Republic, "Crazy Sad Asians," 27 Aug. 2019 The Raiders tight end, who is originally from Canada, was ecstatic about going to play in his home country for the first time. — Josiah Turner, SI.com, "Hard Knocks Recap: Keelan Doss Receives Ample Praise From Jon Gruden," 28 Aug. 2019 Up until now, Sara, who trained with the League of Assassins, has mostly been known for her martial arts prowess, so Lotz is ecstatic about this latest twist. — Chancellor Agard, EW.com, "DC's Legends of Tomorrow star Caity Lotz reveals Sara gets a superpower in season 5," 17 July 2019 In retrospect people hate Darvish, but at the time of the trade most Dodger fans were ecstatic. — Los Angeles Times, "Dodgers Dugout: They did realize the trade deadline was yesterday, right?," 1 Aug. 2019 Across the country, the coach who helped Bryant get her start in the sport was ecstatic. — Mark Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Eight years ago Dezerea Bryant set state track records. Today she is a U.S. national champion," 29 July 2019 Toward the end of How to Be Famous, Johanna writes her greatest column, an ecstatic celebration of the force and power of teen girls. — Constance Grady, Vox, "The new novel How to Be Famous is an unabashed love letter to teenage girls," 23 July 2018 If Herbert can complete over 60 percent of his passes and avoid turnovers Oregon’s chances of winning will skyrocket and Ducks fans will be ecstatic about the prospects for the season. — oregonlive.com, "Oregon opponent early scouting report: Auburn," 8 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ecstatic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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