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What is another word for elations?

Pronunciation: [ɪlˈe͡ɪʃənz] (IPA)

Elations is a synonym for feelings of great happiness or joy. Some other synonyms for elations include ecstasy, euphoria, delight, exultation, jubilation, exuberance, rapture, and bliss. Each of these words connotes an elevated emotional state, whether it be the intense pleasure and joy that one experiences during a moment of success or achievement, the sheer excitement of being alive and in the presence of beauty, or the sheer ecstasy of love or connection. Whatever the source of the elations, its synonyms all point to the same heartening message-that life is beautiful, that we are alive, and that there is so much to be grateful for in the world around us.
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What are the hypernyms for Elations?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Elations

But if they lead me to suppose that I must experience their sensations, enjoy their elations, pass through their depressions, struggle and laugh and weep and sing just as they did, they have done me serious damage.
"Mushrooms on the Moor"
Frank Boreham
Like most adventurers of the emotions, he was given to swift despondencies as well as to vivid elations, and the tyranny of a mood was usually as absolute as it was brief.
"The Miller Of Old Church"
Ellen Glasgow
"But during those nineteen years how many things must have happened to him, trials and miseries and elations, to modify and mould his character?
"The Turnstile"
A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason

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