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gloating

[gloh-ting] / ˈgloʊ tɪŋ /
NOUN
exultation
Synonyms
STRONG
crowing delight elation glee glory happiness joy joyousness jubilance jubilation merriment rejoicing satisfaction transport triumph
WEAK
high spirits
Antonyms
STRONG
depression gloom misery pain sadness sorrow unhappiness woe
WEAK
discouragement
NOUN
fanfaronade
Synonyms
WEAK
bluster boasting bombast brag braggadocio bravado crowing gasconade rodomontade swagger
NOUN
jubilance
Synonyms
STRONG
crowing delight elation glee glory happiness joy joyousness jubilation merriment rejoicing satisfaction transport triumph
WEAK
exultance exultancy high spirits
Antonyms
STRONG
depression gloom misery pain sadness sorrow unhappiness woe

Example Sentences

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I won’t join in the gloating of some critics at the hundreds who have lost their jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Back in the 1990s, the California-as-disaster-epic narrative was tinged with some gloating — a comeuppance for a star-making destination that for decades was America’s post-war wonderland.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2024

Panic and gloating go viral; reality-based exposition doesn’t.

From Slate • May 15, 2024

But there's also a large element of gloating about this exhibition.

From BBC • May 1, 2024

Theodora, she tried to whisper, and her mouth could not move; Theodora, she tried to ask, why is it dark? and the voice went on, babbling, low and steady, a little liquid gloating sound.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.