triumphal

Examples

• All

• In that year, he made a triumphal final visit out west to Hannibal, Missouri, the Mississippi rivertown of his boyhood and the seedbed of his richest imaginings.

  Fiction book (2001)

• After winning the championship, the team was greeted with a triumphal celebration in their hometown.

• In 1955, Baade made a long, triumphal tour of Europe.

  Academic text (2002)

• The trip, the "triumphal tour," Helen called it, had already provided unexpected revelations to each of them about the other.

  Fiction book (2001)

• "Throughout the long journey, Tonski savored his triumphal return.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Their return is marked by triumphal parades and celebrations across the city organized by Napoleon.

• In the autumn, William made triumphal entries into Antwerp and Brussels, the cities from which, ten years before, he had fled as an accused traitor.

  Academic text (1999)

• The triumphal tribal delegation returned from Washington to be greeted at the Albuquerque airport by hundreds of Indians from throughout New Mexico.

  Academic text (1991)

• The sporting hero was a modern icon, typically represented in a frontal pose, brimming with triumphal optimism.

  Academic text (2010)

• The artist's triumphal return to the stage thrilled her fans and marked a significant comeback.

Synonyms

V

victorious

vstriumphal

62 3.7

A person who has won a contest or match and feels proud

emphasizes the feeling and pride resulting from a great victory or success

T

triumphant

vstriumphal

58 3.7

Feeling very happy and proud after a win or success

is more about relating to that joy or pride than only showing it

J

jubilant

vstriumphal

15 5.0

Feeling very happy because of a success or a good event

adds a sense of pride tied to victory rather than general happiness

E

exultant

vstriumphal

• Formal

3 7.3

Very happy and proud because of a big success

focuses on joy and pride related to a great victory or success

E

exulting

vstriumphal

• Formal

6.7

Feeling very happy and proud because of success

relates to joyful pride tied specifically to a major victory

R

rejoicing

vstriumphal

3.7

Joyful and proud because of a win or success

is about joy and pride connected to great victory or success

Compounds

T

triumphal arch

1 6.1

A large arch that people build to celebrate a victory or important event

How Triumphant

exultant

• Formal

3 7.3

triumphal

1 6.5

proud

∞ 1.0

satisfied

285 1.3

pleased

936 1.0

Surface Forms

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Etymology