Synonyms of raptures

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noun

plural of rapture

as in ecstasies

a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ecstasies
• joys
• heavens
• rhapsodies
• delights
• frenzies
• trances
• pleasures
• intoxications
• blisses
• elations
• transports
• swoons
• cloud nine
• seventh heaven
• glees
• exhilarations
• highs
• exaltations
• paradises
• passions
• felicities
• euphorias
• reveries
• fervors
• gaieties
• exuberances
• inspirations
• enchantments
• jubilations
• cheers
• jubilances

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• depressions
• miseries
• woes
• blues
• glooms
• melancholies
• despairs
• dumps
• dejections
• doldrums
• desolations
• mopes
• despondencies
• disheartenments

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verb

present tense third-person singular of rapture

as in delights

to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delights
• transports
• pleases
• enraptures
• ravishes
• entrances
• satisfies
• carries away
• raps
• enchants
• fascinates
• enthralls
• charms
• gratifies
• knocks one's socks off
• knocks dead
• excites
• gladdens
• captivates
• elates
• bewitches
• stirs
• exhilarates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of raptures

Noun

Just four minutes later, Baggio doubled the Italians’ lead with a swift half-volley, sending the capacity crowd inside of New Jersey’s Giants Stadium into raptures. — Shaun Goodwin june 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 June 2026

Recorded on five reel-to-reel decks, the composer’s 1975 piece blends everyday and exotic sounds—human breath, cheeping frogs, bubbling geysers—into a passionate defense of the raptures of listening. — Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026

In between is a stretch of smaller hotels, restaurants, and bars, including French restaurant Jacala, where steak tartare is prepared table-side by host Jacques, and the calamari risotto will have you in raptures. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Dec. 2025