ecstatic

[ek-stat-ik] / ɛkˈstæt ɪk /

ADJECTIVE

very happy, blissful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONG

crazy

WEAK

athrill 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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The energetic manager was emotional, ecstatic and a little bit exhausted as he immersed himself in the post-match scenes.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

“When you are up there, you are not ecstatic, you are not afraid,” he told the Los Angeles Times in 2013.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

My great-grandmother’s diary reveals a girl ecstatic to grow corn for our troops.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

American rapper Snoop was given an ecstatic welcome on Tuesday when he watched the Swans for the first time since becoming a minority owner of the Welsh club.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Connor deflates, his ecstatic grin shrinking at the corners.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

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