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
Visually rapturous and moving even at its corniest moments, the whole thing is spectacular.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
The Voice of Hind Rajab, a Gaza drama from filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania, receives a rapturous reception here after its world premiere here at the Venice Film Festival, receiving a 21-minute standing ovation, the longest at the 82nd festival.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
At Tuesday afternoon’s press conference, Bigelow was greeted with rapturous applause, much to her delight.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Adrián Martínez dispatched expertly to send the crowd into rapturous applause.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
When Ansfield filed their dissertation on this topic, in 2021, the response was rapturous.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
The audience at the VMAs ceremony responded in kind with rapturous applause.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
The Voice of Hind Rajab, a Gaza drama from filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania, receives a rapturous reception here after its world premiere here at the Venice Film Festival, receiving a 21-minute standing ovation, the longest at the 82nd festival.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
At Tuesday afternoon’s press conference, Bigelow was greeted with rapturous applause, much to her delight.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Adrián Martínez dispatched expertly to send the crowd into rapturous applause.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
When Ansfield filed their dissertation on this topic, in 2021, the response was rapturous.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
The audience at the VMAs ceremony responded in kind with rapturous applause.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapturous
Adjective
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The prose is ecstatic and freaky and muscular.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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If this game was a sign of things to come, Green Bay fans should be ecstatic.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Today's talkers Travis Kelce is giddy.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The result is a sturdy uptrend, full valuations, hopeful but not overly giddy investor sentiment and solid credit conditions.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Rapturous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapturous. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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