elate
Fill with joy
To elate is to make someone extremely happy or proud—to lift their spirits high.
The feeling is elation: She was elated by the news of her promotion.
Elated suggests a buoyant, almost giddy joy, stronger than merely pleased but less wild than ecstatic.
Raise emotionally or physically
- buoyTethered nautical signal
- heartenTo give courage
- cheerJoyfulness or encouragement
- gladdenCause to rejoice
brighten · boost · elevate · lift · encourage · invigorate · animate · enliven
Overwhelming intense delight
- raptureOverwhelming ecstatic feeling
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
- jubilationIntense, expressive happiness
- blissPerfect, serene felicity
euphoria · thrill · exultation · transport · intoxication · high · rush · overjoyed
Rejoice with triumph
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- gloryExalted honor and praise
- celebrateHonor through festivity
- revelCelebrate with abandon
rejoice · victory · achievement · success · conquest · winning · accomplishment · pride
Satisfied by accomplishment
- self-esteemOne's sense of worth
- dignityInnate personal worth
- self-worthInternal sense of value
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
satisfaction · fulfillment · gratification · validation · recognition · honored · acclaimed · esteemed
uplift
Raise emotionally or physically
gladden · brighten · boost · elevate · lift · encourage · invigorate · animate · enliven · revitalize
ecstasy
Overwhelming intense delight
- raptureOverwhelming ecstatic feeling
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
- jubilationIntense, expressive happiness
bliss · euphoria · thrill · exultation · transport · intoxication · high · rush · overjoyed · walking on air
exult
Rejoice with triumph
revel · rejoice · victory · achievement · success · conquest · winning · accomplishment · pride · vindication
proud
Satisfied by accomplishment
- self-esteemOne's sense of worth
- dignityInnate personal worth
- self-worthInternal sense of value
confidence · satisfaction · fulfillment · gratification · validation · recognition · honored · acclaimed · esteemed · accomplished
- Crosswordesealee, aloe, epee, erne, etui
- encouragementencourage, encouraging, praises, hang in there, supports
elatediscourage
Diminish someone's confidence
demoralize · demoralise · dishearten · dispirit · daunt