triumphant

[trahy-uhm-fuhnt]

adjective

1. having achieved victory or success; victorious; successful.

2. exulting over victory; rejoicing over success; exultant.

3. Archaic.,  triumphal.

4. Obsolete.,  splendid; magnificent.

triumphant

/ traɪˈʌmfənt /

adjective

1. experiencing or displaying triumph

2. exultant through triumph

3. obsolete

   1. magnificent

   2. triumphal

Other Word Forms

• triumphantly adverb
• untriumphant adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of triumphant¹

First recorded in 1485–95; from Latin triumphant-, stem of triumphāns, present participle of triumphāre “to triumph”; triumph, -ant

Example Sentences

Since Osbourne’s passing two weeks after the triumphant “Back to the Beginning” farewell show in Black Sabbath’s birthplace of Birmingham, England, Wylde has not done any in-depth media interviews about his friend.

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But the series also shows her turn things around, and we see her pull out all the stops in the run-up to her triumphant Spring/Summer show at Paris Fashion Week in September 2024.

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Heartening, really, that something stitched together from grief, nostalgia, and crescent dough could look so triumphant.

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He even launches into a triumphant monologue about the legend of John Henry: All night long, Morrow says, John Henry drove steel, fighting a machine that could dig deeper and faster.

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But who will emerge triumphant in the fifth spot?”

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Related Words

• celebratory 
• elated 
• exultant 
• glorious 
• happy 
• jubilant 
• proud 
• triumphal 
• victorious 

When To Use

What does triumphant mean?

Triumphant means experiencing, celebrating, or having achieved a triumph—an especially significant or noteworthy victory or success.Triumph is also commonly used as a verb meaning to win, succeed, or be victorious in an epic or spectacular way. Sometimes, it means to conquer. In this case, it’s often used with the word over, and triumphant is used in the same way. An army can be triumphant over enemy forces. In stories, good is triumphant over evil. A person might be said to be triumphant over cancer.Triumphant is especially used in situations in which victory or success has come after great difficulty, adversity, or sacrifice, or over an opponent considered difficult to defeat.Triumphant can describe a person who is or has been victorious, as in They returned to their hometown triumphant, entering to the cheers of the adoring crowd. Sometimes, triumphant describes the state of joy or celebration following a victory or success that is considered a triumph, as in A triumphant feeling filled her as she realized she had won the election. Triumphant can describe something considered a great achievement, as in Her latest novel is triumphant—a masterpiece in every way. The similar adjective triumphal means involving, relating to, or celebrating a triumph.Example: We will not rest until we are triumphant—when we finally victorious over the forces of evil.