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rapture

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of rapture

a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion

in The Nutcracker Clara gazes in rapture as the Christmas tree grows before her very eyes

Synonyms of rapture

cloud nine, ecstasy, elatedness, elation, euphoria, exhilaration, heaven, high, intoxication, paradise, rhapsody, seventh heaven, swoon, transport

Words Related to rapture

blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, delight, enchantment, felicity, gladness, happiness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, pleasure

reverie, trance

fervor, frenzy, madness, passion

cheer, cheerfulness, exuberance, gaiety (also gayety), glee, gleefulness, jubilance, jubilation, lightheartedness

Near Antonyms of rapture

misery, sadness, unhappiness, woe, wretchedness

blues, dejection, desolation, despair, despondency, disconsolateness, disheartenment, dispiritedness, doldrums, downheartedness, dreariness, dumps, forlornness, gloom, gloominess, heartsickness, melancholy, mopes

Antonyms of rapture

Synonym Discussion of rapture

ecstasy, rapture, transport mean intense exaltation of mind and feelings. ecstasy and rapture both suggest a state of trance or near immobility produced by an overpowering emotion. ecstasy may apply to any strong emotion (such as joy, fear, rage, adoration).

- religious ecstasy

rapture usually implies intense bliss or beatitude.

- in speechless rapture

transport applies to any powerful emotion that lifts one out of oneself and usually provokes vehement expression or frenzied action.

- in a transport of rage

rapture

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of rapture

to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)

nature lovers will be raptured by the documentary's breathtaking cinematography

Synonyms of rapture

carry away, enrapture, enthrall (or enthral), entrance, rap, ravish, transport

Words Related to rapture

delight, gladden, gratify, please, satisfy

bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate

elate, excite, exhilarate, stir

Phrases Synonymous with rapture

knock dead, knock one's socks off

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