athrill

[uh-thril] / əˈθrɪl /

ADJECTIVE

ecstatic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blissful delirious elated enthusiastic euphoric fervent happy joyful joyous mad overjoyed rapturous rhapsodic thrilled upbeat

STRONG

crazy

WEAK

beatific dreamy enraptured entranced floating flying flying high gone high in exaltation in seventh heaven on cloud nine pleased as punch ravished sent sunny tickled pink tickled to death transported turned on wild

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apathetic depressed down indifferent not happy reasonable sad sorrowful unenthusiastic unexcited unhappy

WEAK

despairing tormented troubled

Example Sentences

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At a tap on her door she changed suddenly from the aloof egoist to a woman athrill before the veil of portentous mysteries.

From Joan Thursday by Vance, Louis Joseph

Mervyn realised that his nerves were somewhat athrill as he placed his first step on the path stairway.

From The Heath Hover Mystery by Mitford, Bertram

While Wheaton swayed between fear and hope, the community was athrill with excitement.

From The Main Chance by Nicholson, Meredith

Yet all the summer wind was athrill with harmony.

From Lorraine A romance by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

At noon Friday he had halted at the Rawhide to rest his horse and take a bite of luncheon, but all his young soul was athrill with eagerness; every faculty was alert.

From Trumpeter Fred A Story of the Plains by King, Charles

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