Synonyms of rhapsodic

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ecstatic
• giddy
• rapturous
• enthusiastic
• euphoric
• enraptured
• excited
• rapt
• exhilarated
• thrilled
• elated
• intoxicated
• heady
• delighted
• triumphant
• over the moon
• entranced
• enrapt
• exultant
• pleased
• jubilant
• on cloud nine
• joyful
• happy
• elevated
• enchanted
• joyous
• blissful
• rejoicing
• satisfied
• glorying
• gung ho
• glad
• gratified
• blissed-out
• tickled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• depressed
• mournful
• melancholy
• doleful
• sorrowful
• sad
• blue
• gloomy
• unhappy
• forlorn
• low
• joyless
• miserable
• woeful
• sorry
• wretched
• despondent
• disconsolate
• glum
• woebegone
• downcast
• dejected
• inconsolable
• crestfallen
• heartsick
• hangdog
• down
• heartbroken
• saddened
• brokenhearted
• disheartened
• low-spirited
• downhearted
• heartsore

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rhapsodic

My Lover, the Rabbi unfolds in short chapters, with a rhapsodic, repetitive voice that echoes the work of the 20th-century Austrian madman Thomas Bernhard. — Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026

The text is rhapsodic, romantic even. — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026

The actress went on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and waxed rhapsodic about cruising, following a trip to Antarctica. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026

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