RAPTUROUSNESS Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

rapturousness

noun

as in seventh heaven

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Noun

Your sixth sense — the one beyond sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell — may be leading you to seventh heaven, the very height of happiness.

— Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2019

Definition of seventh heaven

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Prior research has used bee stinger structure as inspiration for the design of microneedles, tissue transport devices, and drilling devices.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026
The latest conflict between the Saudis and the Houthis began last month after the rebels seized key areas along the Bab al Mandab strait, a critical waterway for the transport of gulf oil and other goods at the southern end of the Red Sea off Yemen.

— Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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The frozen velocity of paint whipped across a canvas suggested a new visual metaphor for intensity, aggression, violence, virility, force, energy, music, and ecstasy, a more efficient representation than any previous word or picture had managed.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
Her eyes were cast upward, as the saint’s had been, in her own private ecstasy.

— Ellen O’Connell Whittet, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of ecstasy

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Over the course of more than twelve hours, the actor pings between heartache and euphoria.

— Brian Raftery, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026
But as the initial euphoria of the rescue has subsided, officials have begun to raise difficult questions and trade accusations about the security blunders that could have led to a major disaster.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of euphoria

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The exultation when the United States went up 1-0 in the seventh minute of its tournament-opening, 4-1 victory over Paraguay?

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Stood frozen to the backdrop of unrestrained exultation, Cholowsky — the presumptive top pick in July’s MLB Draft — gazed over the boy’s shoulder with a thousand-yard stare.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 1 June 2026

Definition of exultation

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