ecstasy
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Definition of ecstasy
— called also MDMA
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Synonyms & Antonyms for ecstasy
Synonyms
cloud nine, elatedness, elation, euphoria, exhilaration, heaven, high, intoxication, paradise, rapture, rhapsody, seventh heaven, swoon, transport
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Examples of ecstasy in a Sentence
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The climactic ecstasies of the final movement had the sense of a cosmic event, as if Brahms were unleashing a compact version of a Wagnerian apocalypse. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, "A Revelatory Performance by the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra," 31 July 2019 The sheer energy — fueled both by angst and by the ecstasy of an elderly master — make this exhibition one of the must-see events of 2019 in North Texas. — Dallas News, "Return of the Lilies: Monet makes a triumphant encore at the Kimbell," 28 June 2019 Just in time for the ecstasy—and the skin agony—of peak ski season. — Celia Ellenberg, Vogue, "Meet the Powerful Natural Skin-Care Line That’s Making “Wildcrafted in Wyoming” a Thing," 29 Nov. 2018 Inside the home, detectives found more suspected heroin as well as Hydromorphone pills, ecstasy, suspected Xanas, cocaine residue, schedule 4 substance Clonazepam and drug paraphernalia, according to the sheriff’s office. — Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com, "Central Florida trio arrested on drug charges after winning lottery," 26 July 2019 Police executed 12 search warrants Thursday in Lowell, Lawrence, Dracut, and Tewksbury, seizing cocaine, marijuana, cash, MDMA (ecstasy), oxycodone, Percocet, Suboxone, a Taurus 9mm handgun, and a Glock 40 handgun. — Sabrina Schnur, BostonGlobe.com, "Police arrest 12 in trafficking ring ‘moving cocaine throughout Middlesex County’," 28 June 2019 The gang sold drugs including heroin, cocaine, marijuana, fentanyl and ecstasy, and based its operations in the 500 block of N. Rose St. in McElderry Park, just east of Johns Hopkins Hospital and north of Patterson Park. — Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, "Mistrial declared on murder charges against Baltimore teen accused of killing Sebastian Dvorak," 20 June 2019 Playing vocal tag with the eerie glass harmonica, lying on her back to sing a vocalise of erotic ecstasy, her voice bloomed with radiant allure, and Lucia was herself at last. — Heidi Waleson, WSJ, "Opera Philadelphia’s Festival O18 Review: Arias and Alzheimer’s," 28 Sep. 2018 At first, drugs were just a fun thing to do on weekends — ecstasy and cocaine with her friends. — April Dembosky, chicagotribune.com, "Meth in the morning, heroin at night: Inside the seesaw struggle of dual addiction," 12 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ecstasy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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Medical Definition of ecstasy
— called also MDMA, methylenedioxymethamphetamine, XTC