ecstatic

Beside oneself joyfully

Ecstatic describes overwhelming joy or delight—emotion so intense it seems to transport you beyond ordinary experience.

She was ecstatic when she got the job offer.

The word implies more than happiness; it suggests being carried away by feeling.

Ecstasy is the noun form.

euphoria

rapture

Overwhelming ecstatic feeling

euphoria · bliss · overjoyed · thrilled · exuberant · ebullient · effervescent · giddy · delighted · radiant

celebration

jubilant

Extremely happy, triumphant

cheering · revelry · merriment · festive · glorying · rejoicing · toasting · dancing · champagne · confetti

spiritual

transcendent

Exceeding usual boundaries

nirvana · satori · beatific · sublime · numinous · otherworldly · ethereal · cosmic · illumination · epiphany

romantic

passionate

Intensely emotional or enthusiastic

head-over-heels · lovestruck · infatuated · adoring · ardent · besotted · captivated · enthralled · enchanted · bewitched

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Opposites
emotional intensity and valence

ecstaticmiserable

Wretchedly unhappy, dejected

despairing · wretched · anguished · tormented · devastated

degree of happiness

ecstaticdepressed

Persistently sad, spiritless

miserable · unhappy · sad · sorrowful · melancholy

emotional restraint

ecstaticimpassive

Without visible emotion

stoic · unmoved · indifferent · apathetic · dispassionate

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