rapture — OET

rapture

noun

she gazed up at him in rapture:

ecstasy, bliss, euphoria, elation, exaltation, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, cloud nine, seventh heaven, transport, rhapsody, enchantment, delight, exhilaration, happiness, pleasure, ravishment;

informal the top of the world;

humorous delectation.

▷antonyms boredom, indifference.

□ go into raptures

the critics went into raptures about her performance:

enthuse, rhapsodize, rave, gush, wax lyrical, express intense pleasure/enthusiasm;

heap praise on, praise to the skies, make much of;

informal go wild/mad/crazy.

rapture Oxford Dictionary of English