ENRAPT Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

enrapt

adjective

in-ˈrapt

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. —

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

Adjective

At the beginning of his tenure as the club’s resident DJ, the crowds were sparse, but as word of his sweaty, ecstatic sets quickly spread around Chicago, admission exploded, and lines to get in snaked around the block.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 7 June 2026
While being ecstatic with her achievement this week, Kostyuk also dedicated her emotional quarterfinal win to the people of Ukraine, amid the ongoing war with Russia.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 3 June 2026