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 18 synonyms and 7 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for rapture

carry away
communion
contentment
delight
ecstasy
elation
enrapture
enthral
entrance
euphoria
exaltation
exhilaration
happiness
heaven
joy
please
satisfy
transport

Antonyms for rapture

depression
despair
misery
sadness
sorrow
unhappiness
woe

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 25 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to rapture, such as: carry away, communion, contentment, delight, depression, despair, ecstasy.

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