Antonyms for elated


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ih-ley-tid
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈleɪ tɪd


Definition of elated

Origin :
  • 1610s, past participle adjective from elate.
  • adj very happy
Example sentences :
  • Never since the war began had Dick felt so elated as he did that morning.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • Mr. Torrance is elated to share a secret with Roger about which mother is not to know.
  • Extract from : « Echoes of the War » by J. M. Barrie
  • Another voice, stalwart, elated, cut through it like a sword.
  • Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
  • He was as elated as I, but I forgot the past long, long siege, while he remembered it.
  • Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey
  • Leicester was extremely pleased and elated with these honors.
  • Extract from : « Queen Elizabeth » by Jacob Abbott
  • Had she spoken ever so clearly he was, I take it, too elated to hear her distinctly.
  • Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
  • But he dismissed my caution with a laugh and an elated gesture.
  • Extract from : « 'Twixt Land & Sea » by Joseph Conrad
  • It gives an author—goodness only knows why—an elated sense of his own superiority.
  • Extract from : « Notes on Life and Letters » by Joseph Conrad
  • "I would if I were you, father," said Tom, elated at the effect of his words.
  • Extract from : « The Cash Boy » by Horatio Alger Jr.
  • The Laniers are elated but puzzled at their release from Calcutta imprisonment.
  • Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee

Synonyms for elated

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