RHAPSODIC Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

rhapsodic

adjective

rap-ˈsä-dik

variants also rhapsodical

as in ecstatic

experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion the jingle used in the commercial is a humorously rhapsodic celebration of fast food

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Recent Examples of rhapsodic Desai’s list of Venetian boats is modest in comparison, but her epic, rhapsodic intentions are unmistakable. —

New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025 Lately, Coll has found a distinctive voice—a kind of romantic neo-modernism, abrasive and rhapsodic by turns. —

Alex Ross, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025 Musicologists have long waxed rhapsodic over the rise of rock ‘n’ roll in the ’50s, the transformative music of the ’60s, the meteoric rise of pop in the ’80s and the expansion of grunge music in the ’90s. —

Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025 Elsewhere, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra waxes rhapsodic, backing a Queen tribute act at Simsbury Meadows. —

Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for rhapsodic

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The Italian experimentalist goes absolutely haywire on a very overwhelming, very fun half-hour of ecstatic avant metal.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 30 Mar. 2026
Ilia Malinin might have just gone public with his new girlfriend, and his fans aren't too ecstatic about the relationship.

— Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026