Definitions

rapt

[rapt] / ræpt /

ADJECTIVE

absorbed, fascinated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delighted ecstatic enthralled inattentive rapturous spellbound

WEAK

absent absent-minded abstracted beguiled bewitched blissful busy captivated carried away caught up in charmed daydreaming deep dreaming employed enamored engaged engrossed enraptured entranced gripped happy held hung up hypnotized immersed intent involved lost oblivious occupied overwhelmed preoccupied ravished taken transported unconscious wrapped wrapped-up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

sorrowful troubled unhappy

WEAK

disenchanted repulsed turned off

Example Sentences

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Rapt visitors can feast their eyes on a "stunning collection of breadboards and bread knives, butter dishes, butter knives, cheeseboards and related items dating from the 1840s".

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2018

Rapt crowds greeted Pope Francis in Cuba, but some dissidents said they were prevented from meeting him.

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2015

Recorded in 2006 and 2007, she says the songs are “the soundtrack to what was an ever continuing love crusade,” a sentiment certainly mirrored on this taster track Rapt.

From The Guardian • Aug. 6, 2014

Most of his titles, such as Rapt at Rappaport's, are as abstract as the paintings, in most of which the only recognizable objects are a few scattered words.

From Time Magazine Archive

Rapt above the Light and hidden in the Dark Divine.

From AE in the Irish Theosophist by Russell, George William

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