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adjective

Definition of enrapturednext
as in ecstatic
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion the enraptured look on the fans' faces during the band's concerts

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enraptured

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verb

past tense of enrapture
1
as in excited
to fill with great joy enraptured upon learning that he would be attending college on a full sports scholarship

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as in delighted
to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight) this classic ballet of the Christmas season never fails to enrapture audiences young and old

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enraptured
  1. ecstatic
  2. excited
  3. giddy
  4. fascinated
  5. transported
  6. intoxicated
  7. enthralled
  8. enchanted
Adjective
  • Reviews were mostly positive, occasionally ecstatic, with Danes’ performance often singled out for its brilliance.
    Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
  • From there, things get strange and beautiful, before becoming ecstatic.
    Brett Saunders, The Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of ecstatic
Verb
  • Recently, it was announced that the title would be re-released on colorful vinyl in early 2025, and that reveal surely excited those who still love the rockers.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Presumably, the writers were excited by the general existence of a national maple syrup reserve and decided to leave behind the facts — documented in Netflix’s Dirty Money — in favor of a more conventional and also more limited variation on the bumbling small-town heist genre.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of excited
Adjective
  • On 10 nights each season, the Brothers Manning pile into their Monday Night Football sidecar, offering football junkies a bracing dose of hardcore X’s and O’s that’s regularly leavened by an almost giddy irreverence.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Miss Pettigrew can be a bit too giddy for its own good, but Adams matches that flamboyance at every giggly step.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of giddy
Verb
  • As a young child, Johnson was fascinated by books.
    Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Scientists have been fascinated by hailstone formation for decades, specifically how these icy spheres develop inside storm clouds.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of fascinated
Verb
  • The girl was rescued and treated at the scene before being transported to Albany Medical Center Hospital.
    Dawn Sawyer, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Demian was found with a gunshot wound when police arrived on the scene, the outlet reported, and was then transported to OSU Wexner Medical Center.
    Danielle Jennings, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of transported
Verb
  • Finally, at an as yet undisclosed time tomorrow morning, Snowflake Batch 27, Redcloud Peak, will go on sale and very tired, cold, and presumably still intoxicated fans will be able to purchase three bottles, up from the two bottle limit of previous years.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Her attorney, Katie Gipson-McLean, said evidence showed Higgins and others involved were intoxicated the night of the beating.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of intoxicated
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  • Some 75 years after the term was coined, mid-century modern architecture and design has been embraced by a new generation of enthusiasts, a cohort enthralled by a motif that had its genesis in the near-limitless optimism of the American post-war period.
    Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • You will not be necessarily be enlightened, empowered, or enthralled by all of Gladiator II.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of enthralled
Verb
  • Taylor Swift has enchanted fans again.
    Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The song radiates good energy and the late Mayfield’s vocals have enchanted so many in the past half-decade since its release.
    Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of enchanted
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