ENRAPT Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

enrapt

adjective

in-ˈrapt

Definition of enrapt

as in ecstatic

experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion enrapt concertgoers just sat there in motionless silence as the pianist flawlessly executed the piece

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Recent Examples of enrapt They are too enwrapped in their own stories, too enrapt, to pay attention to her. — Yiyun Li, Harper’s Magazine , 28 Sep. 2022 In the 1970s, anti-Japanese sentiments faded as Americans became enrapt with health foods. — Heather Arndt Anderson, Slate Magazine, 18 Sep. 2017

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The film embodies its devotion to ecstatic truth being as valid as documentary truth with a full-bodied commitment.

— Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
The result was an eruption of buoyant experimentation, blending the organic and electronic with ecstatic melodies and avant-garde textures.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of ecstatic

Adjective

The attendees were hip, all ages, and slightly giddy, ready to have whales blow their minds.

— Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Newcomers Álvarez and Knight couldn’t be better in their newlywed roles, convincing in their giddy love scenes, their casual affections, their unwanted suspicions and, most of all, their terror at whatever is lurking in the air and in their souls.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of giddy

Adjective

Audiences, however, have remained enraptured by its enduring story, in which one man’s public (and private) persona crumbles as one woman’s own star rises.

— Nathan Smith, Air Mail, 18 July 2026
But ate every single chicken wing, every single Waffle House, every single nugget from Buc-ee's, and were utterly enraptured.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

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