triumphant
/trai'ʌmfənt/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Experiencing triumph; joyful and proud because of success or victory: The word describes the feeling or expression of great happiness and pride resulting from achieving a significant victory or success.
- Of, relating to, or celebrating a triumph: It can also describe something that symbolizes or is characteristic of a triumph.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The triumphant team lifted the championship trophy. (The team, filled with joy from their victory, lifted the trophy.)
- She gave a triumphant smile after solving the complex puzzle. (Her smile showed pride and joy at her success.)
- The general made a triumphant entry into the liberated city. (The general's entry celebrated the military victory.)
Advanced Usage
- "to be triumphant": to have achieved a victory or success.
- After years of research, the scientist was triumphant in her discovery.
- "in a triumphant manner": done in a way that shows great joy and pride from success.
- He announced the news in a triumphant manner to his colleagues.
Variants and Related Words
- Triumph (n): a great victory or achievement.
- Winning the award was her greatest triumph.
- Triumph (v): to achieve a victory; to be successful.
- Good will always triumph over evil.
- Triumphantly (adv): in a triumphant manner.
- She smiled triumphantly.
- Triumphal (adj): used to describe things made or done to celebrate a triumph.
- They built a triumphal arch to commemorate the victory.
Synonyms
- Victorious: having won a victory.
- Exultant: triumphantly happy.
- Jubilant: feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph.
- Elated: in high spirits; exultantly proud and joyful.
Antonyms
- Defeated: having been beaten in a battle or other contest.
- Crestfallen: sad and disappointed.
- Despondent: in low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- "triumphant return": a return marked by great success or victory.
- The athlete made a triumphant return to competition after her injury.
- "stand triumphant": to be in a position of victory or success.
- After the final vote, their candidate stood triumphant.
Adjective
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experiencing triumph
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joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
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rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day
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a triumphal success
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a triumphant shout
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