reveling

ADJECTIVE

exultant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delighted ecstatic elated joyful joyous jubilant overjoyed triumphant

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depressed disappointed miserable sad sorrowful troubled unhappy

WEAK

discouraged

NOUN

exultance

Synonyms

WEAK

celebration delight elation exultancy happiness jubilance jubilation rejoicing triumph

NOUN

exultancy

Synonyms

WEAK

celebration delight elation exultance happiness jubilance jubilation rejoicing triumph

NOUN

festivity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bash festival hoopla

STRONG

amusement blowout carousal clambake conviviality do entertainment fun gaiety happiness hilarity jamboree jollity joviality joyfulness levity merriment merrymaking mirth party pleasure revel shindig sport whoopee

WEAK

fun and games revelment wingding

Antonyms

STRONG

depression gloom misery pain sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work

NOUN

gaiety

Synonyms

STRONGEST

good humor hilarity joie de vivre

STRONG

animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee glitter grins jollity joviality joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merrymaking mirth pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig showiness sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity whoopee

WEAK

colorfulness high spirits wingding

Antonyms

STRONG

depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work

WEAK

solemnity

NOUN

jocoseness

Synonyms

STRONG

animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee gleefulness glitter grins hilarity jocosity jocularity jocundity jolliness jollity joviality joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merriness merrymaking mirth mirthfulness pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig showiness sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity whoopee

WEAK

blithesomeness colorfulness good humor high spirits joie de vivre wingding

Antonyms

STRONG

depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work

NOUN

jocularity

Synonyms

STRONG

animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee gleefulness glitter grins hilarity jocoseness jocosity jocundity jolliness jollity joviality joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merriness merrymaking mirth mirthfulness pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig showiness sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity whoopee

WEAK

blithesomeness colorfulness good humor high spirits joie de vivre wingding

Antonyms

STRONG

depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work

NOUN

jocundity

Synonyms

STRONG

animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee gleefulness glitter grins hilarity jocoseness jocosity jocularity jolliness jollity joviality joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merriness merrymaking mirth mirthfulness pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig showiness sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity whoopee

WEAK

blithesomeness colorfulness good humor high spirits joie de vivre wingding

Antonyms

STRONG

depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work

NOUN

jolliness

Synonyms

STRONG

animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee gleefulness glitter grins hilarity jocoseness jocosity jocularity jocundity jollity joviality joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merriness merrymaking mirth mirthfulness pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig showiness sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity whoopee

WEAK

blithesomeness colorfulness good humor high spirits joie de vivre wingding

Antonyms

STRONG

depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work

NOUN

joviality

Synonyms

STRONG

animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee gleefulness glitter grins hilarity jocoseness jocosity jocularity jocundity jolliness jollity joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merriness merrymaking mirth mirthfulness pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig showiness sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity whoopee

WEAK

blithesomeness colorfulness good humor high spirits joie de vivre wingding

Antonyms

STRONG

depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work

NOUN

merriness

Synonyms

STRONG

animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee gleefulness glitter grins hilarity jocoseness jocosity jocularity jocundity jolliness jollity joviality joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merrymaking mirth mirthfulness pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig showiness sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity whoopee

WEAK

blithesomeness colorfulness good humor high spirits joie de vivre wingding

Antonyms

STRONG

depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work

NOUN

mirthfulness

Synonyms

STRONG

animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee gleefulness glitter grins hilarity jocoseness jocosity jocularity jocundity jolliness jollity joviality joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merriness merrymaking mirth pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig showiness sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity whoopee

WEAK

blithesomeness colorfulness good humor high spirits joie de vivre wingding

Antonyms

STRONG

depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work

NOUN

revel

Synonyms

STRONG

bacchanal carousal carouse debauch festivity frolic gaiety gala jollification jollity merriment party saturnalia skylarking spree wassail whoopee

WEAK

high jinks revelment

Antonyms

STRONG

gloom

NOUN

revelry

Synonyms

STRONGEST

debauchery festivity

STRONG

carousal carouse celebration debauch entertainment festival fun gaiety jollification jollity party saturnalia spree

WEAK

high jinks revelment whoop-de-do whoopla

Antonyms

STRONG

sadness work

WEAK

mourning sobriety

NOUN

triumph

Synonyms

STRONGEST

celebration joy pride

STRONG

elation exultation festivity jubilance jubilation jubilee merriment rejoicing

WEAK

exultance

Antonyms

WEAK

sadness sorrow unhappiness

Example Sentences

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Two years later, the Quigleys are reveling in the Sunshine State’s education freedom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

An English-language debut by Russian director Kirill Sokolov, who also co-wrote its script, “They Will Kill You” is tongue-in-cheek but not witty, reveling in its excesses without bringing anything fresh to the party.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

A night for making history was also a night for reveling in it.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

This story is part of Image’s October Abundance issue, reveling in indulgence, maximalism and the deliciously impractical.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025

The terrifying beast whipped her long neck first to the left, then to the right, reveling in her freedom from her human-shaped shell.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

reveling

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