triumphant
- adjective
- /traɪˈʌmfənt/
- After years of hard work, she felt triumphant as she received her diploma on graduation day.
- a triumphant moment
- a triumphant return
- emerge triumphant
But this week, after six weeks of triumphant advance, the Empire took Lehmberg back.
- But this week, after six weeks of triumphant advance, the Empire took Lehmberg back.
- He said, well, if you can't tell Fidel that he will soon see a triumphant revolution in America.
- You see, I can still be your embattled survivor, a feminist icon, a triumphant queen.
- Why take another course in which the instructor, a male, requires readings once again about the triumphant accomplishments of great men?
- And Donald made a triumphant entrance into Cleveland this afternoon, complete with his own theme song.
- And nothing gives us greater pride and gratification after we've sent them off and they come back triumphant with book in hand.
- Or I said, no man, it's triumphant when you see cancer patients with the finish line in view.
- Likewise, back in the UK, people don't recognise I, I, I, I as an emotion that's expressing A triumphant feeling.
- Or indeed, as earlier was saying, if Trump is triumphant in this coming election, why wouldn't they just embrace those ideas in the next election?
Examples
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Momma gave me one of her little triumphant grins, and I was almost sorry for Thad.
Fiction book (1990) -
And then she came back with a triumphant win a minute later.
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But he emerged from this moment of crisis triumphant.
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And Donald made a triumphant entrance into Cleveland this afternoon, complete with his own theme song.
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The team was exhausted but exultant, triumphant in the joy of the moment.
Fiction book (1991) -
And nothing gives us greater pride and gratification after we've sent them off and they come back triumphant with book in hand.
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The blues melody returns, but this time in a broad, triumphant vein: it's great to be in Paris!
Academic text (1998) -
That's when Gerty made her triumphant comeback.
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The team's triumphant victory in the championship brought joy to all their fans.
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He raised his arms in a triumphant gesture after completing the marathon.
Synonyms
Feeling pleased and content
Feeling happy or satisfied about something
Pleased because you achieved something or got the result you wanted
Feeling very happy about something good
Feeling very excited and happy
Feeling or showing great happiness
Feeling very happy and excited
A person who has won a contest or match and feels proud
Feeling very happy because of a success or a good event
Very happy and excited in a playful way
Feeling very happy and excited because of good news or success
Feeling pleased and satisfied because you received something you wanted
Very happy and proud because of a big success
Showing great joy and pride after a big success
Feeling very happy and proud because of success
Joyful and proud because of a win or success
Antonyms
How Triumphant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word triumphant comes from the Latin triumphus, which meant a 'victory parade' and is the same root as the English word triumph. Imagine a winner coming home from that parade feeling proud and joyful, and that is why triumphant means feeling great joy and pride after a success.