Synonyms for ravishment
Most common
rape assault violation defilement transport joy entrancement
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Rape
2. Transport — ecstasy
transport, joy, delight, ecstasy, intoxication, enchantment, delectation, bliss, rapture dated
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
ecstasy
- n. 2
seizure by force
Forms
- Plural
- ravishments → rapes, violations, assaults, defilements…
Example sentences
- rape Pietro tried to rape Melissa in a public building.
- assault Tom currently faces charges of aggravated assault.
- violation Guantanamo is the epitome of human rights violation.
- transport By what means of transport are you going home now?
- joy Everyone shouted for joy when they heard the news.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ravishment | rising | |
| rape | rising | |
| assault | rising | |
| violation | falling | |
| defilement | rising | |
| transport | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- joy1
- 4 letters
- rape1
- 5 letters
- bliss1
- 7 letters
- assault2, delight2, ecstasy3, rapture2
- 9 letters
- transport2, violation4
- 10 letters
- defilement
- 11 letters
- enchantment3, delectation, defloration
- 12 letters
- intoxication5, entrancement
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (assault2 = 2 syllables).