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Antonyms for rapt
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : rapt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ræpt |
Definition of rapt
Origin :- late 14c., "carried away in an ecstatic trance," from Latin raptus, past participle of rapere "seize, carry off" (see rape (v.)). A figurative sense, the notion is of "carried up into Heaven (bodily or in a dream)," as in a saint's vision. Latin literal sense of "carried away" was in English from 1550s. In 15c.-17c. the word also sometimes could mean "raped." Sense of "engrossed" first recorded c.1500. As a past participle adjective, in English it spawned the back-formed verb rap "to affect with rapture," which was common c.1600-1750.
- adj absorbed, fascinated
- Every woman will read the story of my life with rapt attention because of the Secret.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- That night, she lay awake for one rapt hour, and then she slept the sleep of conquerors.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- Dorcas was alive to the rapt contagion, and her own blood thrilled.
- Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
- We stood in rapt contemplation for a few moments, and then walked away.
- Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
- His ear drank in the voice of the tempest; he was rapt in attention to the roaring thunder.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- Wrayson involuntarily followed the direction of their rapt gaze.
- Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- As for me, I was too big to run, too rapt to resist the magic and surprise.
- Extract from : « The Golden Age » by Kenneth Grahame
- One man was talking, and the rest were listening with rapt interest.
- Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
- She dropped her hand, and glided toward him, while he watched her, curious and rapt.
- Extract from : « The Heart of Thunder Mountain » by Edfrid A. Bingham
- He spoke in rapt sentences, as if he were looking on a vision.
- Extract from : « Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland » by Daniel Turner Holmes
Synonyms for rapt
- absent
- absent-minded
- abstracted
- beguiled
- bewitched
- blissful
- busy
- captivated
- carried away
- caught up in
- charmed
- daydreaming
- deep
- delighted
- dreaming
- ecstatic
- employed
- enamored
- engaged
- engrossed
- enraptured
- enthralled
- entranced
- gripped
- happy
- held
- hung up
- hypnotized
- immersed
- inattentive
- intent
- involved
- lost
- oblivious
- occupied
- overwhelmed
- preoccupied
- rapturous
- ravished
- spellbound
- taken
- transported
- unconscious
- wrapped
- wrapped up
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