- exultant, exulting, jubilant, prideful, rejoicing, triumphal, triumphant - joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout"
Antonym: dejected (indirect, via elated)
- exult, walk on air, be on cloud nine, jump for joy - feel extreme happiness or elation
--1 is one way to rejoice, joy
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun exultation1
Sam and Sue exult
- exult, rejoice, triumph, jubilate - to express great joy; "Who cannot exult in Spring?"
--2 is one way to cheer, cheer up, chirk up
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun exultation2
Sam and Sue exult over the results of the experiment