Definitions

exultant

[ig-zuhl-tnt] / ɪgˈzʌl tnt /

ADJECTIVE

very happy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delighted ecstatic elated joyful joyous jubilant overjoyed triumphant

WEAK

blown-away exulting flipping flushed flying gleeful high rejoicing reveling transported turned on wowed

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depressed disappointed miserable sad sorrowful troubled unhappy

WEAK

discouraged

Example Sentences

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Producer/drummer Jamie xx is a festival mainstay and one of the most sophisticated, exultant DJ’s working.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

I interviewed both Europeans on that green and it was clear Fitzpatrick was desperate to celebrate with exultant visiting fans.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

For “The Cortège” is also exultant — a procession, yes, but a walk into an imagined world.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025

After she enters vampire mode, it becomes an exultant expression of power.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2024

Kingshaw watched the blue-edge of flame creeping and flickering and expected to feel exultant, but there was nothing much, it scarcely interested him any more.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill

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