EXULTED Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

exulted

verb

past tense of exult

as in delighted

to feel or express joy or triumph the winners of the Super Bowl spent the next week exulting in their victory

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Recent Examples of exulted After Friday’s delay in the Paramount-WBD antitrust lawsuit, shares of both media companies slid in after-hours trading, foes of the merger exulted and observers tried to process the latest twist in the merger saga. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 July 2026 Watching from New Orleans, former Huskers star guard Tyronn Lue exulted. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026 Elon Musk exulted in swinging his chainsaw. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025

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delighted

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Those would prove to be the final points the Jayhawks’ offense produced in a 35-24 loss to the Wildcats, a result that delighted the K-State faithful who had booed Edwards during the contest.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
And his fight against Black housing development in Newark’s North Ward delighted many of his neighbors.

— Mark Krasovic, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026