Elated and Plaintive

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Elated adjective – Experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion.

Plaintive is an antonym for elated.

Nearby Words: elation, elatedly, elating

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Plaintive adjective – Expressing or suggesting mourning.

Usage example: the puppy's plaintive expression after we put the toy away was rather amusing

Elated is an antonym for plaintive.

Nearby Words: plaint, plaintively

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Plaintive and Elated. (2016). Retrieved 2021, March 06, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/elated/plaintive

Elated & Plaintive. N.p., 2016. Web. 06 Mar. 2021. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/elated/plaintive>.

Plaintive or Elated. 2016. Accessed March 06, 2021. https://thesaurus.plus/related/elated/plaintive.

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