RAPTUROUSNESS Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

rapturousness

noun

as in seventh heaven

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Noun

Your sixth sense — the one beyond sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell — may be leading you to seventh heaven, the very height of happiness.

— Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2019

Definition of seventh heaven

Noun

Klara, whose philosophical raptures treat the Sun as a living deity and who is also capable of parroting any human’s voice or temperament on command, becomes fast friends with the girl.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026
While firefighter Ed Glover appeared caught between rapture, and deep sorrow.

— Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of rapture

Noun

In his statement, Dan also blamed Russia for a spate of attacks in recent weeks on civilian maritime transport in the Black Sea, which has left at least three people dead and has raised fears of an escalation in Russia's war against Ukraine.

— STEPHEN McGRATH, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
However, the current results demonstrate selective ion transport rather than a complete industrial extraction process.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of transport

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Drums burst over pirouetting synth chords, while Stel’s wispy harmonies evoke the feeling of coming up on ecstasy.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
The frozen velocity of paint whipped across a canvas suggested a new visual metaphor for intensity, aggression, violence, virility, force, energy, music, and ecstasy, a more efficient representation than any previous word or picture had managed.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of ecstasy

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Counted in that giddy stretch of unexpected euphoria was actual perfection, a run from August through January without defeat, capped off with, of all ridiculous things, a national championship.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Stocks have posted double-digit annual returns since 2023, largely on the back of euphoria over artificial intelligence, and stocks are assets that tend to be concentrated among older households.

— Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of euphoria

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The exultation when the United States went up 1-0 in the seventh minute of its tournament-opening, 4-1 victory over Paraguay?

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Stood frozen to the backdrop of unrestrained exultation, Cholowsky — the presumptive top pick in July’s MLB Draft — gazed over the boy’s shoulder with a thousand-yard stare.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 1 June 2026

Definition of exultation

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