RHAPSODIC Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

rhapsodic

adjective

rap-ˈsä-dik

variants also rhapsodical

Definition of rhapsodic

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 It has been described as expressing a desire for peace and homecoming, but is more truly the soundtrack to a home-going — one of the most rhapsodic descriptions of heaven’s terrain in the history of American pop. — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026 Why Bruno Mars is a musical unicorn To wax rhapsodic about Mars as an executor of charm is commonplace. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026 Here are a few of the most remarkable images from their rhapsodic journey. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for rhapsodic

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Shopper Keda Brock, a Rochester native now living in Charlotte, was one of those ecstatic shoppers.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
The range, the variety, the freshness, the ecstatic culture of experimentation.

— Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of ecstatic

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However, between a two-game injury absence for Gaines and Riley taking it to another gear, the 5-foot-10 running back is now giving Bronco fans giddy memories of 2024 Ashton Jeanty.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2026
This story of an artificial intelligence in extreme existential crisis is primarily constructed for MCU superfans, the kind who get giddy over Easter eggs and can recite reams of backstory minutiae off the top of their domes.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026

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