elated
What does "elated" mean?
To be elated is to feel an overwhelming sense of joy, pride, or triumph. Imagine the feeling of winning a major competition or hearing life-changing good news—it is a high-energy, exuberant state of happiness that often makes you feel as if you are floating or bursting with excitement. While "happy" is a general, everyday term, "elated" is much stronger and more specific. It is typically reserved for significant, peak moments of achievement or relief. You would use it to describe a state of being "on top of the world," and it is often followed by the preposition "at" or "by" when describing the cause of the feeling.
"elated" in conversation
Getting a job offer
I just got the email! They offered me the lead designer position!
I just got the email! They offered me the lead designer position!
No way! That's incredible news, you must be elated.
No way! That's incredible news, you must be elated.
Used to react to someone's major life achievement.
After a sports victory
The team is absolutely elated with the win today.
The team is absolutely elated with the win today.
It was a hard-fought match, they certainly earned it.
It was a hard-fought match, they certainly earned it.
Describes a group's collective joy after a success.
"elated" in a sentence
She felt elated after hearing the good news.
She felt elated after hearing the good news.
The team was elated at their unexpected victory in the championship.
The team was elated at their unexpected victory in the championship.
He was clearly elated by the overwhelming support he received from the community after his speech.
He was clearly elated by the overwhelming support he received from the community after his speech.
