glorying
Basking in triumph
Glorying is taking great pride or exultant pleasure in something: glorying in her newfound freedom, glorying in the team's victory.
The word suggests savoring triumph or reveling in achievement, often with a hint of display or excess.
Intense triumphant joy
- jubilationIntense, expressive happiness
- elationIntense triumphant joy
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- ecstasyOverwhelming intense delight
euphoria · rapture · delight · bliss · exhilaration · glee · merriment · joy
Excessive pride in oneself
- braggingExcessive self-praise
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
- vaingloryBoastful, unwarranted pride
- self-importanceExaggerated sense of significance
arrogance · conceit · haughtiness · hubris · smugness · pomposity · superiority · egotism
Defeating an opponent
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- successFavorable outcome attained
- supremacyHighest rank or power
ascendancy · overcoming · champion · laurels · accolade · crown · winning · prevailing
exultation
Intense triumphant joy
- jubilationIntense, expressive happiness
- elationIntense triumphant joy
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
ecstasy · euphoria · rapture · delight · bliss · exhilaration · glee · merriment · joy · beatitude
boastfulness
Excessive pride in oneself
self-importance · arrogance · conceit · haughtiness · hubris · smugness · pomposity · superiority · egotism · grandiosity
victory
Defeating an opponent
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- successFavorable outcome attained
supremacy · ascendancy · overcoming · champion · laurels · accolade · crown · winning · prevailing · vanquishing
gloryinglamenting
Expressing passionate grief
mourning · grieving · despairing · bemoaning · sorrowing
gloryingself-effacing
Downplaying one's own importance
self-abasement · modest · downplaying · self-deprecating · meek
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