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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

Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” features a central moment of musical ecstasy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Traditional Latin prayers sung by men have a heavy, chant-like ominousness; the two female angels who appear in the visions convey an urgent, slightly dissonant ecstasy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

The album's central theme is the ecstasy and chaos of fatherhood, with Dijon addressing the title track to his firstborn, then imploring his wife to expand the family on the subtly-titled Another Baby!

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

She wiggled her now free eyebrows in ecstasy.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey