Synonyms for elation
ɪˈleɪ ʃənela·tion

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1. elation

   Synonyms:
   anticipation, assurance, cheer, confidence, courage, encouragement, expectancy, expectation, hope, hopefulness, trust

   Antonyms:
   despair, desperation, despondency, discouragement, hopelessness

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1. elationnoun

   an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression

   Synonyms:
   high spirits, lightness

   Antonyms:
   depression

2. elation, high spirits, lightnessnoun

   a feeling of joy and pride

   Synonyms:
   weightlessness, lightsomeness, high spirits, legerity, agility, light, nimbleness, lightness

   Antonyms:
   depression

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1. • Psychological State

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1. optimism, happiness.

   your always looking on the bright side of things if your elated.

   Submitted by rinat on August 20, 2019  

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1. elationnoun

   Synonyms:
   exultation, elevation, exaltation, pride, high spirits

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1. List of paraphrases for "elation":

   exaltation, euphoria, exhilaration, excitement

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1. Jason Haag:

   There's always that sense of elation that comes with going home but then it goes away and you are left alone with your thoughts. You realize that you don't have your Marines watching your back and you're still having nightmares and you think to yourself 'Holy crap! Where's my gun?'.

2. Seth Waugh:

   While we welcome enthusiastic fan engagement, we regret that a moment of high elation and pent-up emotion by spectators on the 18th hole... briefly overwhelmed security and made two players and their caddies feel vulnerable, we always put player safety at the top of our list and are grateful that order was restored.

3. R. A. Salvatore, Siege of Darkness:

   To any intelligent being, there is no emotion more important than hope. Individually or collectively, we must hope that the future will be better than the past, that our offspring, and theirs after them, will be a bit closer to an ideal society, whatever our perception of that might be... It is at those times when we feel we are contributing to that ultimate end... we feel true elation.

4. Donna Kelce:

   This was an elation to see you get a touchdown in a playoff game, i mean oh my gosh, how good did that feel? How good does that feel after all these years?

5. Dawson White:

   It was total elation because Gasteranthus extinctus is a symbol of these unique forests.