RAPTNESS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

raptness

noun

as in application

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for raptness

Noun

Going forward, the city will encourage data center developers to submit an application for a special use district, meaning the site would specifically be used for a data center, nothing else.

— Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2026
Banks discovered that lounge access drove credit card applications.

— Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Definition of application

Noun

Guthrie died in 1967 at age 55, but his music has never faded from the American consciousness.

— Steve Appleford, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2026
The search for machine consciousness has gone mainstream, and companies such as Google, Meta and OpenAI are hiring philosophers to explore questions about AI welfare.

— Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 2 July 2026

Definition of consciousness

Noun

Trump taking the country to war with Iran, in part at the urging of his pal Bibi — without any sensible plan, debate, sanction from Congress or consideration as to how this might hurt Americans already struggling to make ends meet.

— Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
By eliminating your class and your ethnicity, your natural talents and weaknesses, from consideration, the veil reminds you that those traits are beyond your control, making fairness an incentive.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026

Definition of consideration

Noun

There, the hotel’s overarching theme of kisetsukan, meaning seasonal awareness, is felt most evidently at Iñaki.

— Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Soundcore V20i Open-Ear Headphones The Soundcore V20i earbuds have an open-ear design and a unique four-position rotatable hook to optimize stability and situational awareness.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026

Definition of awareness

Noun

Photography now joins a broader trend of a generational preoccupation with physical cultural objects and media.

— Rotem Rozental, The Conversation, 29 June 2026
Other Latin American artists identified with the Surrealists, including Kati Horna and Leonor Fini, will also appear in the show, which will explore their preoccupation with imagery informed by the movement, such as death, dreaming, masks, and skeletons.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 22 June 2026

Definition of preoccupation

Noun

All the activity around how the nation votes and runs its elections is a reflection of the Republican president's long fixation on his false claim that his 2020 election defeat was rigged.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
All the activity around how the nation votes and runs its elections is a reflection of the Republican president’s long fixation on his false claim that his 2020 election defeat was rigged.

— Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of fixation

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

rapt

raptness

raptorial

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Raptness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raptness. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of raptness

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

gambol

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)

Popular in Wordplay

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List

One-Word Oxymorons: Bittersweet, Spendthrift, and More

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List

Games & Quizzes