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ecstasy

[ek-stuh-see] / ˈɛk stə si /
NOUN
bliss
Synonyms
STRONGEST
elation euphoria happiness joy rapture
STRONG
beatitude blessedness cool delectation delight delirium ebullience enchantment enthusiasm exaltation felicity fervor frenzy gladness heaven inspiration intoxication joyfulness paradise ravishment rhapsody trance transport
WEAK
seventh heaven twilight zone
Antonyms
STRONGEST
depression misery sadness sorrow unhappiness woe
STRONG
apathy calmness coolness hell indifference
WEAK
despair torment trouble

Example Sentences

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You have avoided great depths of despair and panic, and even greater heights of self-congratulation and ecstasy.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

They echo Orson Welles’ 1958 thriller “Touch of Evil” while capturing the subject’s tenderness and ecstasy.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

It’s a dynamic production, with a distorted bassline that lurches and synths that flutter on the verses and explode on the choruses, signaling a moment of dancefloor ecstasy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Scotland's lead was 11 - and to the utter ecstasy of the home fans, it stayed that way.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

The dachshund gave a little yelp, then cringed forward, shimmying with ecstasy, till his mistress, shouting something at him, stepped hurriedly over the wire guard surrounding the tree and picked him up.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger