Synonyms for bewitching
- adjective
- noun
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Adjective
1. Captivating
captivating, attractive, charming, entrancing, fascinating, enthralling, enticing, delightful, magical, siren, inviting, fetching, winning, prepossessing, alluring, seductive, winsome, tempting, witching dated
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Noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Enchanting.
- n. 1
The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.
Forms
- Plural
- bewitchings → enchantings, bewitchments, ensorcellments…
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That is charming or bewitching which is adapted to win others as by a magic spell.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- attractive The position carries with it an attractive salary.
- charming A young and charming gentleman offered me a candy.
- captivating Mary's captivating eyes made her suitors go mad.
- irresistible With this perfume, you're absolutely irresistible.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| bewitching | rising | |
| attractive | steady | |
| charming | rising | |
| captivating | rising | |
| entrancing | rising | |
| irresistible | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- siren2
- 7 letters
- winning2, magical3, winsome2
- 8 letters
- charming2, inviting3, tempting2, enticing3, fetching2, alluring3, witching2
- 9 letters
- seductive3
- 10 letters
- attractive3, delightful3, enchanting3, entrancing
- 11 letters
- fascinating4, captivating4, enthralling, bewitchment
- 12 letters
- irresistible5
- 13 letters
- prepossessing, ensorcellment
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (siren2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- ensorcelant