jubilant
Feeling great joy because of a success.
jubilant in a sentence
- The jubilant team lifted the trophy and danced around the pitch.
- The jubilant villagers cheered and hugged when the lost fishing boat sailed safely home.
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Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to jubilant?
- Agloomy
- Bmiserable
- Csad
- Djoyful
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D: joyful. The other three mean the opposite of jubilant.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to jubilant?
- Ajoyful
- Bmiserable
- Cthrilled
- Ddelighted
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B: miserable. The other three mean nearly the same as jubilant.
Words that mean something similar
joyful, delighted, thrilled
Words that mean the opposite
miserable, gloomy, sad
More words about emotions & feelings
- keen: Very eager and interested.
- kinship: A close connection or family bond between people.
- lament: To show deep sadness about something.
- lethargic: So tired that you have no energy at all.
- listless: Tired and without interest in anything.
- livid: Extremely angry, bursting with rage.
- loathe: To dislike something so strongly that you can hardly bear it.
- malady: An illness or disease.
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