rapture

[rap-cher] / ˈræp tʃər /

NOUN

extreme happiness and delight in something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

communion contentment ecstasy elation euphoria exaltation exhilaration

STRONG

Elysium beatitude bliss buoyancy cheer cool delectation enchantment enjoyment enthusiasm felicity gaiety gladness glory gratification heaven inspiration joy jubilation nirvana paradise passion pleasure ravishment rhapsody satisfaction spell transport well-being

WEAK

at-oneness cloud nine good spirits seventh heaven

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depression despair misery sadness sorrow unhappiness woe

STRONG

dislike dissatisfaction gloom hate hatred hell indifference melancholy need upset want

Example Sentences

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Hearing that performance live left me in a state of rapture.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025

Let’s replace Broadway with a bunch of rinks—and ask Stanley Cup hockey teams to send us all into the riveted rapture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2025

His ideas were "received with rapture" by the prime minister's secretary PN Dhar.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2025

The newly undead Mississippi folks dance along, but it's different from Sammie's juke joint rapture — unnatural and jerky, even as they keep the rhythm.

From Salon • May 2, 2025

Sometimes they shocked me, sometimes they dosed me with pure rapture, but I never knew which to expect.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

rapture

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