as in ecstatic
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
enrapt concertgoers just sat there in motionless silence as the pianist flawlessly executed the piece
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Recent Examples of enrapt
They are too enwrapped in their own stories, too enrapt, to pay attention to her.
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Yiyun Li, Harper’s Magazine , 28 Sep. 2022
In the 1970s, anti-Japanese sentiments faded as Americans became enrapt with health foods.
—Heather Arndt Anderson, Slate Magazine, 18 Sep. 2017
Yiyun Li, Harper’s Magazine , 28 Sep. 2022
In the 1970s, anti-Japanese sentiments faded as Americans became enrapt with health foods.
—Heather Arndt Anderson, Slate Magazine, 18 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enrapt
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Sami Gibson, the mother who initiated the change at Curtis Elementary, was ecstatic about the playground during its opening in 2018.—
Samara Gerstle,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2025
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Most players would be ecstatic with that statline after four quarters.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2025
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This is for sure: Acuna makes just $17 million per year despite everything, and Braves officials are beyond giddy.—
Terence Moore,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Pixar’s first feature is still the template for every great movie the studio has made since: earned emotions; ripping action sequences; dead-on insights into human nature; and lots of giddy, witty, silly laughs.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
19 June 2025
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“Enrapt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enrapt. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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