reveling
Having a blast
Reveling is indulging in lively celebration or taking great pleasure in something.
The word suggests uninhibited enjoyment—drinking, dancing, merrymaking: They spent the night reveling with friends.
It can also describe savoring a feeling or situation: She was reveling in her newfound freedom.
Also spelled revelling.
Gathering for celebration
- galaFestive formal occasion
- bashForceful striking blow
- shindigBoisterous social gathering
- fiestaFestive public celebration
soiree · fete · jamboree · carnival · festival · banquet · ball · reception
Devoted to sensual pursuits
- decadentSelf-indulgent, often corruptly
- pleasure-seekingPursuit of enjoyment
- self-indulgentYielding to one's desires
- sybariticExcessively fond of luxury
epicurean · debauched · bacchanalian · dissolute · profligate · licentious · gluttonous · voluptuous
Intense triumphant joy
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- ecstasyOverwhelming intense delight
- blissPerfect, serene felicity
- gleeExuberant, often impish delight
jubilation · exhilaration · delight · rapture · joy · exuberance · thrill · intoxication
Sociable and cheerful
- festiveCheerfully celebratory
- jovialCheerful and friendly
- merryCheerful and lively
- boisterousNoisily cheerful and energetic
raucous · uproarious · spirited · lively · animated · rollicking · exuberant · jubilant
party
Gathering for celebration
fiesta · soiree · fete · jamboree · carnival · festival · banquet · ball · reception · gathering
hedonistic
Devoted to sensual pursuits
- decadentSelf-indulgent, often corruptly
- pleasure-seekingPursuit of enjoyment
- self-indulgentYielding to one's desires
sybaritic · epicurean · debauched · bacchanalian · dissolute · profligate · licentious · gluttonous · voluptuous · sensual
elation
Intense triumphant joy
glee · jubilation · exhilaration · delight · rapture · joy · exuberance · thrill · intoxication · abandon
convivial
Sociable and cheerful
boisterous · raucous · uproarious · spirited · lively · animated · rollicking · exuberant · jubilant · riotous
- pleasurepleasure, enjoyment, delight, gratification, contentment
- good timeshaving fun, partying, celebrating, playing, laughing
- letting loosecutting loose, letting go, going wild, going crazy, running wild
- celebrationsgraduation, festival, party, wedding, fireworks
- savoringsavoring, relishing, tasting, sipping, enjoying
revelingmourning
Period following loss
grieving · lamenting · sorrowing · despairing · dejection
revelingmourning
Period following loss
lamenting · keening · fasting · sitting shiva · funeral rites
revelingabstaining
Voluntarily doing without
fasting · mortifying · self-denial · asceticism · austerity
revealing, revel, revelry, reveler, revels, revelled, revelling, revelers, reveled