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
Ahead of Live God’s release, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds — augmented by Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood on bass for this tour — have shared the first single, a rapturous rendition of Wild God’s title track recorded at a Paris concert.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
Photograph by Chris Mueller / Redux Masters-of-business and finance types can grow rapturous on the subject of Costco.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Taylor Swift is the Titan submersible implosion of music journalism—or a series of them, or one endless sustained ultrabuzz spectacle—driving a rapturous surge of media coverage by churning out so much material.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2025
Sentimental Value, Joachim Trier’s latest film, premiered at Cannes earlier this year to rapturous reviews and the Grand Prix, making its New York Film Festival premiere this week one of our most anticipated.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Taylor Swift‘s The Life of a Showgirl is getting mixed to extremely positive reviews from critics, and — most importantly — is being given a rapturous reception from her fans.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
In their new poetry collections, Peter Balakian’s elliptical notations let his images speak for themselves while Angie Estes’s concentration reveals a rapturous virtuosity.
—Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books, 2 Oct. 2025
Raya somehow managed to throw himself in the air — fully stretched — and get a fingertip to the ball, parrying it out for a corner, which drew a rapturous ovation from the Arsenal fans.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Odes don’t need to be rapturous; that’s the other thing.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
Photograph by Chris Mueller / Redux Masters-of-business and finance types can grow rapturous on the subject of Costco.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Taylor Swift is the Titan submersible implosion of music journalism—or a series of them, or one endless sustained ultrabuzz spectacle—driving a rapturous surge of media coverage by churning out so much material.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2025
Sentimental Value, Joachim Trier’s latest film, premiered at Cannes earlier this year to rapturous reviews and the Grand Prix, making its New York Film Festival premiere this week one of our most anticipated.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Taylor Swift‘s The Life of a Showgirl is getting mixed to extremely positive reviews from critics, and — most importantly — is being given a rapturous reception from her fans.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
In their new poetry collections, Peter Balakian’s elliptical notations let his images speak for themselves while Angie Estes’s concentration reveals a rapturous virtuosity.
—Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books, 2 Oct. 2025
Raya somehow managed to throw himself in the air — fully stretched — and get a fingertip to the ball, parrying it out for a corner, which drew a rapturous ovation from the Arsenal fans.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Odes don’t need to be rapturous; that’s the other thing.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapturous
Adjective
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Winged Beavers coach Jon Wholley was ecstatic.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Irwin, who is a wildlife conservationist and the son of late Crocodile Hunter star Steve Irwin, posted a video on Instagram that captured his ecstatic surprise upon receiving a massive bouquet of flowers from Bailey.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The day the album launched, 50 Cent reacted to the reference with a post on Instagram, giddy about being the only artist that got a shoutout on the entire ablum.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Apple’s stock is giddier than an 11-year-old who just strong-armed their parents into buying them a smartphone.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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