Antonyms for exultant

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ig-zuhl-tnt

Phonetic Transcription : ɪgˈzʌl tnt

Definition of exultant

Origin : 1650s, from Latin exultantem/exsultantem, present participle of exultare/exsultare (see exult). Related: Exultantly.

adj very happy

Example sentences :

Many thousands had fallen and the Southern generals were exultant.
Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler

Then she was exultant, filled with enthusiastic pride in him.
Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola

"O, you shall hear," she promised tearfully, exultant to prove him wrong.
Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini

On from field to field, the line of gray followed in exultant pursuit.
Extract from : « Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman » by J. H. (James Harvey) Kidd

He felt his craft vibrate to the exultant cheers of the fleet.
Extract from : « When the Sleepers Woke » by Arthur Leo Zagat

And Gyp, drawing a long, exultant breath, dropped her chin on her knees.
Extract from : « Highacres » by Jane Abbott

Ashton stared moodily into the exultant face of the engineer.
Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet

Others thought that there wasn't very much to be exultant over.
Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer

"It's great luck that Doris should be here," she said with an exultant note in her voice.
Extract from : « Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge » by Pemberton Ginther

She nodded, and flashed a smile of exultant triumph round the hall.
Extract from : « Nell, of Shorne Mills » by Charles Garvice

Synonyms for exultant

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