1
as in ecstatic
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
a rock band that still attracts rapt crowds of aging baby boomers
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2
as in immersed
having the mind fixed on something
with a mixture of delight and awe, the rapt children stared at the chick in the incubator breaking out of its shell
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Recent Examples of rapt
The historic event is currently being broadcast on CBS, and Vulture bloggers are rapt.
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Morgan Baila, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2025
Of the blurred sea of rapt adult faces, her parents’ and Cassidy’s and Charlotte’s among them, Brianna remembers nothing at all.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
With a stop at the Time 100 Summit, Meghan spoke to a rapt audience in a breezy tan Ralph Lauren suit just in time for the city's springtime thaw.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Also, anyone keenly interested in this topic is certainly encouraged to read the full study since there are lots of fascinating details that are worthy of rapt attention.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Morgan Baila, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2025
Of the blurred sea of rapt adult faces, her parents’ and Cassidy’s and Charlotte’s among them, Brianna remembers nothing at all.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
With a stop at the Time 100 Summit, Meghan spoke to a rapt audience in a breezy tan Ralph Lauren suit just in time for the city's springtime thaw.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Also, anyone keenly interested in this topic is certainly encouraged to read the full study since there are lots of fascinating details that are worthy of rapt attention.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapt
Adjective
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Researchers noted the positive effects of ecstatic epilepsy and synthesized fifty-three theoretical models of delusion.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
22 May 2025
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Now, fans are ecstatic that a fan-favorite character is making their return.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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Attendees had the chance to film themselves posing against the canola field backdrop from When Life Gives You Tangerines or jumping high into the air like a giddy Thanos with the aid of a Squid Game trampoline.—
Regina Kim,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Castillo’s short novel is a giddy character study of an unpleasant young male type.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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The absorbed or scattered light creates a unique pattern called the spectrum, which is effectively the substance’s fingerprint.—
Ambuj Tewari,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2025
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Although the mercury hovered at only 5°, all of us became so absorbed in the rabbit chase that no one noticed numb toes and cold ears.—
Erwin A. Bauer,
Outdoor Life,
25 Dec. 2024
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But there’s no question that Milch and the writers are interested in the funny, annoying and painfully human ways that tightly joined partnerships interact in the bleakest of circumstances.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2025
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Furthermore, Italy is knocking on Garcia’s door because Napoli and Inter Milan want him, and Bayer Leverkusen is also interested in Germany.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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“Rapt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapt. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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