Synonyms for beguile
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Bewitch
bewitch, captivate, seduce, enchant, cajole, tempt, entertain, lure, fascinate, allure, charm, divert, catch, capture, trance, entrance, inveigle, spellbind, tweedle, enthrill, enamor US, enamour UK, enthrall US, enthral UK
2. Mislead
mislead, deceive, delude, bamboozle informal, fool, cheat, betray, defraud, hood-wink, victimize, victimise UK, dupe, juggle, circumvent, gull, gammon, cozen, jockey, chouse, outwit, swindle, diddle, humbug
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Definitions
- v. 1
To deceive or delude (using guile).
- v. 2
To charm, delight or captivate.
I will never touch The Orb, even though its mysterious glow seduces and beguiles.
Related words
- Word family
- beguilement beguiler beguiling
Forms
- Past participle
- beguiled
e.g. beguiled → bewitched, captivated, seduced, enchanted…
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To beguile is, as it were, to cheat into cheer and comfort by something that insensibly draws thought or feeling away from pain or disquiet.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- seduce Robert tried to seduce Martha, but she rejected him.
- enchant You need several wizards to enchant the necklace.
- captivate He knows how to captivate his audience.
- bewitch I can teach you how to bewitch men.
- deceive I assure you that I didn't intend to deceive you.
- mislead He did everything he could to mislead the police.
By length
- 4 letters
- fool1, lure1, gull1, dupe1
- 5 letters
- catch1, charm1, cheat1, tempt1, cozen
- 6 letters
- jockey2, trance1, divert2, betray2, solace2, seduce2, allure2, juggle2, humbug2, delude2, gammon2, outwit2, diddle2, cajole2
- 7 letters
- capture2, deceive2, mislead2, defraud2, swindle2, enchant2, bewitch2, tweedle2, enthral2, enamour
- 8 letters
- entrance2, enthrall, inveigle, enthrill
- 9 letters
- entertain3, captivate3, fascinate3, bamboozle, victimize3, victimise, spellbind
- 10 letters
- circumvent3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jockey2 = 2 syllables).