triumphant

triumphant
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. triumphal, victorious (see success).
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. exultant, victorious, successful, lucky, winning, conquering, in the lead, triumphal, jubilant, rejoicing, dominant, laurel-crowned, champion, unbeaten, prize-winning, top-seeded, out front, triumphing, victorial, elated, in ascendancy, with flying colors.
Ant. beaten*, defeated, overwhelmed.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a 1. victorious winning, successful, masterful, undefeated, unbeaten, conquering, *on top, champion. 2. rejoicing celebrating, exultant, elated, proud, basking in glory, gloating.
ANT.: 1. defeated, beaten, blown away. 2. moping, fretting, humiliated, taken down a peg, crestfallen
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Feeling or expressing an uplifting joy over a success or victory: exultant, jubilant. See HAPPY. 2. Relating to, having the nature of, or experiencing triumph: conquering, triumphal, victorious, winning. See WIN.

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