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Exhilarated
| Main Entry: |
exhilarated
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happy |
| Synonyms: | animated, cheerful, ebullient, euphoric, exhilarative, heady, intoxicated, rapturous, zestful |
| Antonyms: | depressed |
| Main Entry: | effervescent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enthusiastic, vivacious |
| Synonyms: | animated, bouncy, brash, bubbly, buoyant, ebullient, excited, exhilarated, exuberant, gleeful, happy, high-spirited, hilarious, in high spirits, irrepressible, jolly, joyous, lively, merry, mirthful, sprightly, vital, zingy |
| Antonyms: | dull, inactive, serious, sober, unenthusiastic |
| Main Entry: | elated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very happy |
| Synonyms: | animated, aroused, blissful, cheered, delighted, ecstatic, elevated, enchanted, enraptured, euphoric, exalted, excited, exhilarated, exultant, fired up, flying high, flying*, gleeful, high, hopped up, in heaven, in high spirits, in seventh heaven, intoxicated, joyful, joyous, jubilant, looking good, on cloud nine, overjoyed, proud, puffed up, roused, set up, transported, turned-on |
| Antonyms: | depressed, down, sad, sorrowful, unhappy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | elevated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | highly moral or dignified |
| Synonyms: | animated, big-time, bright, elated, eloquent, eminent, ethical, exalted, exhilarated, formal, grand, grandiloquent, heavy, high, high-flown, high-minded, honorable, inflated, lofty, noble, righteous, stately, sublime, superb, upright, upstanding, virtuous |
| Antonyms: | base, immoral, lowly, undignified |
| Main Entry: | enthusiastic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | interested, excited |
| Synonyms: | agog, animated, anxious, ardent, athirst, attracted, avid, bugged, concerned, crazy about, devoted, dying to, eager, earnest, ebullient, exhilarated, exuberant, fanatical, fascinated, fervent, fervid, forceful, gaga, gone on, gung ho, hearty, intent, keen, keyed up, lively, nutty, obsessed, passionate, pleased, rabid, red-hot, rhapsodic, spirited, tantalized, thrilled, titillated, unqualified, vehement, vigorous, wacky*, warm, wholehearted, willing, zealous |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, disinterested, doubting, indifferent, lethargic, pessimistic, unenthusiastic, unexcited, weary |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | exuberant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | energetic, enthusiastic |
| Synonyms: | animated, ardent, bouncy, brash, buoyant, cheerful, chipper, eager, ebullient, effervescent, elated, excited, exhilarated, feeling one's oats, frolicsome, gay, high-spirited, lively, passionate, sparkling, spirited, sprightly, vigorous, vivacious, zappy, zestful, zingy, zippy |
| Antonyms: | depressed, discouraged, lifeless, unenthusiastic, unexcited |
| Main Entry: | flushed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pink, glowing |
| Synonyms: | ablaze, animated, aroused, blushing, burning, crimson, elated, embarrassed, enthused, exhilarated, feverish, florid, full-blooded, high, hot, inspired, intoxicated, red, rosy, rubicund, ruddy, rutilant, rutilous, sanguine, thrilled |
| Antonyms: | pale, pallid |
| Main Entry: | glad |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happy, delightful |
| Synonyms: | animated, beaming, beautiful, blithesome, bright, can't complain, cheerful, cheering, cheery, contented, exhilarated, felicitous, floating on air, gay, genial, gleeful, gratified, gratifying, hilarious, jocund, jovial, joyful, joyous, lighthearted, merry, mirthful, overjoyed, pleasant, pleased, pleased as punch, pleasing, radiant, rejoicing, sparkling, tickled, tickled pink, tickled to death, up, willing |
| Antonyms: | sad, unhappy |
| Main Entry: | high |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very happy |
| Synonyms: | boisterous, bouncy, cheerful, elated, excited, exhilarated, exuberant, joyful, lighthearted, merry, psyched, pumped |
| Antonyms: | depressed, down, low, upset |
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