as in ecstatic
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
the enraptured look on the fans' faces during the band's concerts
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as in excited
to fill with great joy
enraptured upon learning that he would be attending college on a full sports scholarship
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as in delighted
to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)
this classic ballet of the Christmas season never fails to enrapture audiences young and old
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Recent Examples of enraptured
Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2026
The commercial humorously cuts to everyday viewers — who might as well be analogs for us on the couch — enraptured by Spears' girl-next-door effervescence.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026
In the process, Tarr essayed an arresting tone poem about spiritual isolation that enraptured viewers.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2026
Advertisement Andrea Gibson Courtesy of Apple Watching segments of the performance is poignant, especially in witnessing how the audience is completely enraptured by Gibson’s words.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
McDonald’s other daughter was less enraptured—at least, at first.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
Valentin at first doesn’t care but quickly becomes enraptured by the melodramatic story of a magazine fashion editor (Lopez), her assistant (Tonatiuh), a photographer love interest (Luna) and the mysterious Spider Woman (also Lopez).
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Koestler suggests that a stroke of good fortune, or a vision of the sublime, may evoke a sense of powerlessness — of being rapt, overwhelmed, enraptured, entranced — which overlaps with the helplessness of loss and defeat, and which evokes a similar surrender.
—Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
For a generation enraptured by Sofia Coppola’s 2003 film Lost in Translation, that place is the New York Bar at the Park Hyatt Tokyo, the liminal space where Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson’s characters find connection in their loneliness and sameness as strangers in a strange land.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
Austen’s beloved novels have enraptured generations for over 200 years.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2026
The commercial humorously cuts to everyday viewers — who might as well be analogs for us on the couch — enraptured by Spears' girl-next-door effervescence.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026
In the process, Tarr essayed an arresting tone poem about spiritual isolation that enraptured viewers.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2026
Advertisement Andrea Gibson Courtesy of Apple Watching segments of the performance is poignant, especially in witnessing how the audience is completely enraptured by Gibson’s words.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
McDonald’s other daughter was less enraptured—at least, at first.
—Joe Lynch, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
Valentin at first doesn’t care but quickly becomes enraptured by the melodramatic story of a magazine fashion editor (Lopez), her assistant (Tonatiuh), a photographer love interest (Luna) and the mysterious Spider Woman (also Lopez).
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Koestler suggests that a stroke of good fortune, or a vision of the sublime, may evoke a sense of powerlessness — of being rapt, overwhelmed, enraptured, entranced — which overlaps with the helplessness of loss and defeat, and which evokes a similar surrender.
—Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
Who wouldn’t be enraptured by the thought of an evening of cowboy poetry, to which Will invites Andrew for one of their dates?
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
For a generation enraptured by Sofia Coppola’s 2003 film Lost in Translation, that place is the New York Bar at the Park Hyatt Tokyo, the liminal space where Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson’s characters find connection in their loneliness and sameness as strangers in a strange land.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enraptured
Adjective
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Oak Forest coach Jamie Hubbard was ecstatic.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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The crowds had grown ecstatic by the last leg of the monks’ 2,300-mile journey.—
Sarah Hepola,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Hays and Coogan are knowledgeable about the industry, and, perhaps more importantly, excited by it.—
Diego Lasarte,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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In addition to online voting ahead of filming, Survivor put on a nationwide scavenger hunt to get its fans involved and excited for the 50th season.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The comparison likely delighted Israel’s longest-serving leader, whose supporters rapidly shared the article on social media.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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On a weekend morning at the San Jose Mylapore, when my husband and I waited in a line that lasted over an hour, the staffers brought us a tray containing small cups of agathi keerai rice, a delicious, hunter green mix that delighted us.—
Kalpana Mohan,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Online, giddy takes on Operation Epic Fury described it as a checkmate move against China, rather than a war of choice against Iran.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Hudson Williams also makes a cameo as one of the giddy skaters, a sweet nod to his actual friendship with Storrie (and, of course, a seemingly necessary offering to the feral studio audience).—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The debate within the Democratic coalition is already bigger and louder, dividing moderates in swing states from progressives elated by Mamdani's rocket to victory in the nation's largest city.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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As Laurel Ellis in the nighttime drama, Schofield entranced Clayton Farlow, played by Howard Keel.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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He’d been entranced by the big rolls of paper and the long sheets of it running through the air, from one part of the press to another.—
Beth Gardiner,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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With its riveting trombone and smashing rhythms, the music exhilarated.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
27 Feb. 2026
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Just take our word for it that Barbarian will leave you disturbed and exhilarated in equal measure.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The new, and more expensive, XDR model goes a bit further with mini-LED backlighting, better contrasting and dimming zones, and an improved 120Hz refresh rate (the standard edition is capped at 60Hz) — an update Apple gamers and HDR lovers should be pleased by.—
Shawn Chen,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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The new, and more expensive, XDR model goes a bit further with mini-LED backlighting, better contrasting and dimming zones, and an improved 120Hz refresh rate (the standard edition is capped at 60Hz) — an update Apple gamers and HDR lovers should be pleased by.—
Shawn Chen,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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