| Main Entry: |
rapt |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
absorbed, fascinated |
Synonyms: |
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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| Notes: |
rapt means deeply moved or wholly absorbed as in thought; wrapped means enclosed securely in a covering of paper or the like |
Antonyms: |
disenchanted, repulsed, turned off
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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