ecstasy

The word “ecstasy” has 3 syllables: ec-sta-sy

It's pronounced as /ˈɛk.stə.si/

What is synonym and antonym for ecstasy?

In the thesaurus, “ecstasy” has 52 synonyms and 32 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for ecstasy along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for ecstasy

beatitude
blessedness
bliss
blissfulness
cheer
cheerfulness
cloud nine
cool
delectation
delight
delirium
ebullience
elatedness
elation
enchantment
enthusiasm
euphoria
exaltation
exhilaration
exuberance
felicity
fervor
frenzy
gaiety
gayety
gladness
glee
gleefulness
happiness
heaven
high
inspiration
intoxication
joy
joyfulness
joyousness
jubilance
jubilation
lightheartedness
madness
paradise
passion
pleasure
rapture
ravishment
reverie
rhapsody
seventh heaven
swoon
trance
transport
twilight zone

Antonyms for ecstasy

apathy
blues
calmness
coolness
dejection
depression
desolation
despair
despondency
disconsolateness
disheartenment
dispiritedness
doldrums
downheartedness
dreariness
dumps
forlornness
gloom
gloominess
heartsickness
hell
indifference
melancholy
misery
mopes
sadness
sorrow
torment
trouble
unhappiness
woe
wretchedness

Meanings of ecstasy

noun
1. Intense pleasure.
2. A state of emotion so intense that a person is carried beyond rational thought and self-control.
3. A trance, frenzy, or rapture associated with mystic or prophetic exaltation.
4. Violent emotion or distraction of mind; excessive grief from anxiety; insanity; madness.
5. The drug MDMA, a synthetic entactogen of the methylenedioxyphenethylamine family, especially in a tablet form.
6. A state in which sensibility, voluntary motion, and (largely) mental power are suspended; the body is erect and inflexible; but the pulse and breathing are not affected.
verb
1. To experience intense pleasure.
2. To cause intense pleasure in.

Example Sentences

In moments of artistic creation, she experiences a state of ecstasy.
The view from the mountaintop filled them with ecstasy as they beheld the breathtaking landscape.
Music has the power to transport listeners to a realm of pure ecstasy.
The aroma of fresh flowers filled the air, evoking a sense of ecstasy.
As the sun set over the ocean, they were overcome with a feeling of ecstasy.

On this page you'll find 84 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ecstasy, such as: apathy, beatitude, blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, blues, calmness.

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