rapture

The word “rapture” has 2 syllables: rap-ture

It's pronounced as /ˈræptʃər/

What is synonym and antonym for rapture?

In the thesaurus, “rapture” has 83 synonyms and 34 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for rapture along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for rapture

Elysium
at-oneness
beatitude
bewitch
blessedness
bliss
blissfulness
buoyancy
captivate
carry away
charm
cheer
cheerfulness
cloud nine
communion
contentment
cool
delectation
delight
ecstasy
elate
elatedness
elation
enchant
enchantment
enjoyment
enrapture
enthral
enthrall
enthusiasm
entrance
euphoria
exaltation
excite
exhilarate
exhilaration
exuberance
fascinate
felicity
fervor
frenzy
gaiety
gayety
gladden
gladness
glee
gleefulness
glory
good spirits
gratification
gratify
happiness
heaven
high
inspiration
intoxication
joy
joyfulness
joyousness
jubilance
jubilation
knock dead
lightheartedness
madness
nirvana
paradise
passion
please
pleasure
rap
ravish
ravishment
reverie
rhapsody
satisfaction
satisfy
seventh heaven
spell
stir
swoon
trance
transport
well-being

Antonyms for rapture

blues
dejection
depression
desolation
despair
despondency
disconsolateness
disheartenment
dislike
dispiritedness
dissatisfaction
doldrums
downheartedness
dreariness
dumps
forlornness
gloom
gloominess
hate
hatred
heartsickness
hell
indifference
melancholy
misery
mopes
need
sadness
sorrow
unhappiness
upset
want
woe
wretchedness

Meanings of rapture

noun
1. Extreme pleasure, happiness or excitement.
2. In some forms of fundamentalist Protestant eschatology, the event when Jesus returns and gathers the souls of living believers. (Usually "the rapture.").
3. The act of kidnapping or abducting, especially the forceful carrying off of a woman.
4. Rape; ravishment; sexual violation.
5. The act of carrying, conveying, transporting or sweeping along by force of movement; the force of such movement; the fact of being carried along by such movement.
6. A spasm; a fit; a syncope; delirium.
verb
1. To cause to experience great happiness or excitement.
2. To experience great happiness or excitement.
3. To take (someone) off the Earth and bring (them) to Heaven as part of the Rapture.
4. To take part in the Rapture; to leave Earth and go to Heaven as part of the Rapture.
5. To state (something, transitive) or talk (intransitive) rapturously.

Example Sentences

The audience was in rapture as the orchestra played the final movement of the symphony.
She smiled in rapture when she received the news of her promotion.
The beauty of the sunset filled him with a sense of pure rapture.
His performance on stage was met with rapture from the crowd, who cheered loudly.
The children watched in rapture as the magician pulled a rabbit out of the hat.

On this page you'll find 117 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to rapture, such as: Elysium, at-oneness, beatitude, bewitch, blessedness, bliss, blissfulness.

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