as in ecstatic
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
heard the whoops of the rapturous fan whose quest for an autograph had met with success
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Recent Examples of rapturous
His little giraffe tail bounced up and down to the rapturous applause of an audience that included people wearing inflatable frog suits.
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Toluse Olorunnipa, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
Rosalía’s album has gotten rapturous reviews.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
The reaction to the Edinburgh show was rapturous, even from those in the art world who had previously dismissed Goldsworthy.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Critics were rapturous in their praise for The Babadook, with special mentions for its layered portrayal of horror and grief, as well as Essie Davis' central performance.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Jan. 2026
The shimmering, rapturous hook of the title track, for example, packs a euphoric punch, though the song slightly overworks the objects-as-organs imagery.
—Aimee Cliff, Pitchfork, 16 Jan. 2026
Revered by her followers, her rapturous quest to build a utopia comes to life through song and movement.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Jan. 2026
The publication is a stylish bible of the young downtown set and is known for its irreverence, early internet aesthetic, and buzzy parties, which reportedly draw rapturous crowds.
—Niela Orr, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
Knausgaard inspires this sort of rapturous praise.
—Erin Somers, Air Mail, 10 Jan. 2026
Toluse Olorunnipa, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
Rosalía’s album has gotten rapturous reviews.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
The reaction to the Edinburgh show was rapturous, even from those in the art world who had previously dismissed Goldsworthy.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Critics were rapturous in their praise for The Babadook, with special mentions for its layered portrayal of horror and grief, as well as Essie Davis' central performance.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Jan. 2026
The shimmering, rapturous hook of the title track, for example, packs a euphoric punch, though the song slightly overworks the objects-as-organs imagery.
—Aimee Cliff, Pitchfork, 16 Jan. 2026
Revered by her followers, her rapturous quest to build a utopia comes to life through song and movement.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Jan. 2026
The publication is a stylish bible of the young downtown set and is known for its irreverence, early internet aesthetic, and buzzy parties, which reportedly draw rapturous crowds.
—Niela Orr, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
Knausgaard inspires this sort of rapturous praise.
—Erin Somers, Air Mail, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapturous
Adjective
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My photos that capture Bob in an intense moment, in a happy smiling moment, in a ecstatic leg-up-in-the-air, arm-up-in-the-air moment, those are all my favorite photos.—
Alison Weinflash,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2026
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Lunar New Year meant two ecstatic weeks of gifts, celebration, feasting, family, and friends.—
Natasha Pickowicz,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And Max Minghella, hard-eyed but soft-spoken, makes a giddy villain.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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The New York BFFs make blingy electroclash and giddy EDM inspired by online brainrot and good ol’ fashioned blackouts.—
Lydia Wei,
Pitchfork,
20 Feb. 2026
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