carried away

verb

Definition of carried awaynext
past tense of carry away
as in transported
to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight) the beauty of the music carried him away

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carried away
  1. transported
  2. enchanted
  3. fascinated
Verb
  • They had been transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • For example, the Financial Times reported guests invited to a factory in the UK this year were served with drinks from a coffee machine that had been transported more than 100 miles from another plant because staff there were not allowed to buy one.
    Michael Wayland, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of transported
Verb
  • Taylor Swift has enchanted fans again.
    Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The song radiates good energy and the late Mayfield’s vocals have enchanted so many in the past half-decade since its release.
    Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of enchanted
Verb
  • As a young child, Johnson was fascinated by books.
    Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Pop culture has been fascinated with revisiting the music and fashion of the late ’90s and early 2000s for much of the past year.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of fascinated
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“Carried away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carried%20away. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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