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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enrapt
Adjective
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Fans were ecstatic last summer when Jackson returned to the ABC sudser after nearly 10 years.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
5 June 2025
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News that a celebrity is pregnant isn’t often a big surprise, but Stewart, nearing 50, has been on a journey that has made her baby news something everyone is ecstatic about.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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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
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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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“Enrapt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enrapt. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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