Meaning & use
jubilant
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UK/ˈdʒuːbɪlənt/
US/ˈdʒubələnt/
Meaning
adjectivecomparable
Filled with joy and showing it, especially because of a win or good news.
Grammar: Before a noun or after be: jubilant fans; the team was jubilant.
Patterns
- jubilant at something
- jubilant about something
- jubilant over something
Jubilant fans poured onto the field.
She was jubilant at her exam results.
The mood in the camp was jubilant.
Word forms
| comparative | more jubilant |
|---|---|
| superlative | most jubilant |
Common combinations
- jubilant crowd
- A jubilant crowd filled the square.
- jubilant mood
- The office was in a jubilant mood.
- jubilant celebration
- A jubilant celebration followed the win.
- jubilant over
- They were jubilant over the news.
Synonyms and how they differ
- elated
- Elated describes a high-spirited joy, often felt privately.
- triumphant
- Triumphant stresses the feeling of having won.
- overjoyed
- Overjoyed is plainer and need not involve a victory.
- exultant
- Exultant is more literary and suggests proud, loud joy.
Opposites
Word family
- jubilation noun
- great joy and celebration
- jubilantly adverb
- in a joyful, celebrating way
- jubilee noun
- a special anniversary celebration
Commonly confused: jubilant or jubilee?
jubilant vs jubilee
A jubilee is an anniversary event, not a feeling.
Practice
After the final whistle, the jubilant supporters...
Choose one answer.
Jubilant means very happy, usually after a win, so cheering and hugging fits. The other options show sadness or anger.
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