enrapt

adjective

in-ˈrapt How to pronounce enrapt (audio)
Definition of enraptnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enrapt
  1. ecstatic
  2. giddy
  3. enraptured
Adjective
  • But the Deadheads also evince an honest yearning for something that’s tribal, primitive, sacred, ancient, shamanic, ecstatic.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 July 2026
  • Produced by Meath and Sanborn, the album is said to pair environmental dread and personal upheaval with ecstatic dance music.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 21 July 2026
Definition of ecstatic
Adjective
  • On the flip side, those teams will also be giddy to see Green Bay without Parsons.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Deep breaths of cool marine air kept that giddy feeling going.
    — Nancy Glowinski, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 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
Definition of enraptured

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