Antonyms for carried away


Grammar : Adj, adv, verb
Spell : kar-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkær i


Definition of carried away

Origin :
  • c.1600, "vehicle for carrying," from carry (v.). U.S. football sense attested by 1949.
  • As in infatuated : adj in love with; obsessed
  • As in rapt : adj absorbed, fascinated
  • As in beside oneself : adj in a panic
  • As in inspired : adj seemingly moved by supernatural powers
  • As in out of control : adj behaving unreasonably
  • As in delirious : adj excited; very happy
  • As in hysterical : adj very upset, excited
  • As in on cloud nine : adv filled with joy
  • As in kidnap : verb abduct; hold for ransom
  • As in remove : verb lift or move object; take off, away
  • As in shanghai : verb kidnap
  • As in transport : verb captivate, delight
  • As in discharge : verb unload
  • As in enchant : verb delight, mesmerize
Example sentences :
  • At length, carried away by impatience, I reprimanded him publicly.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • In despair he looked at her as she flew along, as if carried away by the blast.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • We captured an immense amount of these stores, a portion of which we carried away.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • As for me, I was carried away with my teeth chattering, nervous and half fainting.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • Other carriages would come, but there were the dead to be carried away.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • He slew all the males, and carried away all the women and children.
  • Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.
  • An amateur, however, is carried away by his desire for results.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • The smoke was carried away through a great cleft in the rocks.
  • Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Some one ran for his mother, and after a time he was carried away.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • Every morning their dung is carried away, and they are well curried and combed.
  • Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz

Synonyms for carried away

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