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ecstatic

ecstatic

69 4.5
Feeling very happy and excited
  • adjective
  • /ɪkˈstætɪk/
translation icon : eufórico
  • The children were ecstatic when they learned they would go to the amusement park.
  • an ecstatic experience
  • an ecstatic state

And he was just beating these drums and just ecstatic, truly ecstatic.

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Examples

  • But I gotta tell ya, I'm ecstatic to find out you're alive.

  • I am ecstatic that we are doing this right now.

  • You must be ecstatic, every second of every day.

  • And I'm just ecstatic to have you here.

  • The students were ecstatic when they learned that they could keep their posters.

    Academic text (1992)
  • They were ecstatic when I told them you were coming.

  • Lasheema and I are ecstatic when we look at ourselves in the mirror.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • He was almost giddy about this, ecstatic about this news.

  • When we awoke, I felt ecstatic as if from drinking far too much high-powered tea.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • When European traders came, they were ecstatic over Bengal's abundance and and riches.

Synonyms

happy
vsecstatic
1.0

Feeling pleased and content

is far stronger, describing an overwhelming joyful experience
excited
vsecstatic
1.0

Feeling very happy and eager about something

is focused on overwhelming happiness rather than simple eagerness
delighted
vsecstatic
228 1.0

Feeling very happy about something good

is more intense, describing joy that overwhelms feeling
thrilled
vsecstatic
171 2.3

Feeling very excited and happy

is similarly strong but focuses on overwhelming joy rather than excitement alone
joyful
vsecstatic
70 1.0

Feeling or showing great happiness

is stronger, conveying an overwhelming state of joy
joyous
vsecstatic
62 1.8

Feeling very happy and showing it

is more extreme, signaling overpowering joyful excitement
euphoric
vsecstatic
19 6.4

Feeling very happy and excited after good news

matches high happiness but may be less clinical in feeling
exuberant
vsecstatic
18 5.9

Very happy and full of energy

is closer to pure overwhelming joy rather than energetic behaviour
jubilant
vsecstatic
15 5.0

Feeling very happy because of a success or a good event

is broader, not tied to success or victory
gleeful
vsecstatic
12 1.2

Very happy and excited in a playful way

is more intense and overwhelming rather than playful joy
elated
vsecstatic
11 4.0

Feeling very happy and excited because of good news or success

is broader, covering overwhelming joy beyond specific news events
overjoyed
vsecstatic
10 2.1

Feeling very happy and excited about something good

is equally extreme but frames the state as sheer overwhelming joy
absolutely thrilled
vsecstatic
6 3.2

Feeling very excited and happy about something

is similar but emphasizes a sweeping, overwhelming joy
rapturous
vsecstatic
6 7.0

Feeling or showing great joy and excitement

is similar but more neutral and plain in expression
ebullient
vsecstatic
5 8.2

Very lively and full of energy

is more about inner overwhelming happiness than outward energy
exultant
vsecstatic
  • Formal
3 7.3

Very happy and proud because of a big success

is not necessarily tied to triumph, but to overpowering happiness
exhilarated
vsecstatic
2 4.4

Feeling very happy and full of energy

is comparable but centers on overwhelming joy rather than energy
rhapsodic
vsecstatic
2 8.1

Feeling or showing very strong excitement and joy

is similar but more neutral and plain in expression
posolutely ecstatic
vsecstatic
  • Informal
9.9

Feeling very happy and excited

is the same but without the extra emphatic intensifier
absitively delighted
vsecstatic
  • Archaic
9.9

Very pleased and full of joy

is equally intense but lacks the added absolute marker
enraptured
vsecstatic
  • Literature
7.2

Full of great joy and wonder

shares high intensity but is not necessarily carried away
posilutely thrilled
vsecstatic
  • Informal
9.9

Feeling very excited and happy

is similar in intensity but is more neutral and standard in tone

Antonyms

463 1.0

Feeling sad or not pleased about something

441 3.5

Feeling very sad and without hope

Compounds

A very strong religious joy and feeling of deep connection, often during prayer or chanting

How Joyful

ecstatic
69 4.5
joyful
70 1.0
happy
1.0
pleased
936 1.0

Surface Forms

ecstatic positive
ecstaticer comparative
ecstaticest superlative

Morphology

ecstatic = ecstasy (semi-transparent) = ecstasy + tic

The transformation from 'ecstasy' to 'ecstatic' involves a shift from noun to adjective, which may not be immediately obvious to all learners.

Etymology

The word ecstatic comes from Greek parts ek- 'out' and stasis 'standing', and it shares the same root as ecstasy. So to be ecstatic is to feel so happy or excited that you seem 'outside' yourself.