Synonyms for captivating
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Enchanting
enchanting, fascinating, attractive, bewitching, charming, enthralling, entrancing, alluring, enticing, engaging, seductive, hypnotic, inviting, magical, absorbing, winning, taking, magnetic, fetching, killing, witching, prepossessing
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
That captivates; fascinating.
Related words
- Word family
- captivatingly
Example sentences
- attractive The position carries with it an attractive salary.
- fascinating It was a fascinating story, and he told it well.
- enchanting The candles and mini-lights made an enchanting scene.
- bewitching Her bewitching body made her very popular with men.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| captivating | rising | |
| attractive | steady | |
| fascinating | rising | |
| enchanting | rising | |
| bewitching | rising | |
| arrestive | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- taking2
- 7 letters
- winning2, killing2, magical3
- 8 letters
- magnetic3, charming2, engaging3, inviting3, enticing3, hypnotic3, alluring3, fetching2, witching2
- 9 letters
- absorbing3, seductive3, arrestive
- 10 letters
- attractive3, enchanting3, bewitching, entrancing
- 11 letters
- fascinating4, enthralling
- 13 letters
- prepossessing
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (taking2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- captivant
- Español
- interesante
- Deutsch
- erregend