swept away
Carried off forcefully
Swept away describes being carried off by a powerful force, literally or figuratively.
Water sweeps away debris; a crowd sweeps you away from where you stood.
More often the force is emotional—you're swept away by passion, by music, by the romance of it all.
The phrase suggests losing control to something overwhelming: She was completely swept away by his charm.
- flattenedMade smooth or level
- confiscatedSeized by authority
- draggedPulled heavily along
- obliteratedUtterly and completely destroyed
- flash floodRapid overflow from storms
tidal wave · natural disaster · engulfed · overwhelmed · rapture · erased · uprooted · awestruck · mesmerized · entranced · spellbound · eliminated · submerged · overcome · caught up in · destroyed · captivated · head over heels
- romantic loveinfatuation, crush, lovesick, lovesickness, puppy love
- love metaphorsCupid, heart on fire, butterflies, lovesick, soulmate
- romance novelsbodice ripper, Harlequin, happily ever after, rake, historical romance
- water emergenciesdrowning, near drowning, near-drowning, water rescue, ocean rescue
- astonishmentamazement, awe, wonder, wonderstruck, awestruck
- Captivated Statescaptivated, absorbed, engrossed, entranced, spellbound
swept awayunmoved
Not stirred physically/emotionally
anchored · rooted · stationary · grounded · secured
swept awayunmoved
Not stirred physically/emotionally
unaffected · composed · impassive · indifferent · detached
away, sweep, sweeping, swept, sweeper, sweeps, sweepers, unswept, sweepings