ecstatic
So happy that you can hardly contain it.
ecstatic in a sentence
- Nina was ecstatic when she opened the envelope and found she had won first prize!
- The whole town was ecstatic when the tiny football club reached the cup final at Wembley.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to ecstatic?
- Asad
- Bmiserable
- Cgloomy
- Dthrilled
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D: thrilled. The other three mean the opposite of ecstatic.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to ecstatic?
- Adelighted
- Boverjoyed
- Cthrilled
- Dmiserable
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D: miserable. The other three mean nearly the same as ecstatic.
Words that mean something similar
thrilled, overjoyed, delighted
Words that mean the opposite
miserable, sad, gloomy
More words about emotions & feelings
- elated: Extremely happy and excited.
- embrace: To hug someone warmly, or to accept something new eagerly.
- enchant: To delight someone so much that it feels like magic.
- enrage: To make someone extremely angry.
- envious: Wishing you had what someone else has.
- esteem: A feeling of great respect and admiration for someone.
- exasperate: To annoy someone so much that they almost lose patience.
- exhausted: So tired that you have no energy left.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test