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View synonyms for celebratory

celebratory

[sel-uh-bruh-tawr-ee]

adjective

  1. relating to or being the commemoration of an event with ceremonies or festivities.

    The month of December features several celebratory occasions for our family—both our parents’ birthdays, their wedding anniversary, and Christmas.

  2. expressing praise.

    His new single, recorded last month, is a celebratory ode to family and life on the land.

  3. of or relating to a party, drinking spree, or uninhibited good time.

    The New Year was underway at the ski resort even before the celebratory hangovers from last night's party had faded away.



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Every time I make it, no matter the occasion, it turns the table just a little more celebratory.

From Salon

Frankenstein-like, she springs back to life for a show-stopping, floor rattling version of Bad Romance, that feels both cathartic and celebratory.

From BBC

It was no doubt a celebratory moment for the Dodgers, capturing their 12th division title in the last 13 years with an 8-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday.

His favorite media outlets came through with celebratory huzzahs, though not as loudly as they once did.

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Perhaps the celebratory champagne had gone straight to his head, but the Northern Irishman was on a roll.

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