Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | exult |
| Synonyms: | bluster, brag, bully, crow, gloat, glory, revel, show off*, take delight in, triumph, vaunt |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | crow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | brag, exult |
| Synonyms: | babble, blow, bluster, boast, cackle, caw, cock-a-doodle-doo, cry, flourish, gas, gloat, glory in, gurgle, jubilate, mouth, prate, puff, rodomontade, squawk, strut, swagger, triumph, vaunt, whoop |
| Main Entry: | delight |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make happy; experience happiness |
| Synonyms: | allure, amuse, arride, attract, be the ticket, charm, cheer, content, delectate, divert, enchant, enrapture, entertain, exult, fascinate, freak out, gladden, glory, go over big, gratify, groove*, hit the spot, jubilate, knock dead, knock out, please, pleasure, ravish, rejoice, satisfy, score, send, slay, thrill, tickle pink, tickle to death, turn on, wow |
| Antonyms: | depress, disappoint, dismay, distress, pain, trouble |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | exult |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be joyful |
| Synonyms: | be delighted, be elated, be happy, be in high spirits, be jubilant, be overjoyed, celebrate, cheer, jubilate, jump for joy, make merry, rejoice |
| Notes: | exalt means to elevate, praise, or raise a person or thing; exult means to rejoice greatly |
| Antonyms: | be sad, grieve, mourn |
| Main Entry: | glory |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | boast, exult |
| Synonyms: | crow, gloat, jubilate, pride oneself, relish, revel, take delight, triumph |
| Antonyms: | condemn, criticize |
| Main Entry: | have a ball |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have fun |
| Synonyms: | beat the drum, cut loose, enjoy, feast, get down, get it on, go to town, jubilate, kick up one's heels, let loose, let off steam, live it up, make merry, paint the town red, party, raise hell, raise the roof, rejoice, revel, revere |
| Main Entry: | triumph |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be very happy |
| Synonyms: | celebrate, crow, delight, exult, gloat, glory, jubilate, rejoice, revel, swagger |
| Antonyms: | be sad |
| Main Entry: | wassail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | celebrate, toast |
| Synonyms: | applaud, carouse, clink glasses, drink to, extol, feast, get drunk, honor, jubilate, let loose, live it up, make merry, party, pledge, raise one's glass to, revel, salute |
| Main Entry: | overjoy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | delight |
| Synonyms: | allure, amuse, arride, attract, be the ticket, charm, cheer, content, delectate, divert, enchant, enrapture, entertain, exult, fascinate, freak out, gladden, glory, go over big, gratify, groove*, hit the spot, jubilate, knock dead, knock out, please, pleasure, ravish, rejoice, satisfy, score, send, slay, thrill, tickle, tickle pink, tickle to death, turn on, wow* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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