Synonyms for charming
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Lovely — pleasant, charismatic
lovely, attractive, beautiful, delightful, captivating, bewitching, enchanting, sweet, winsome, nice, alluring, pleasant, witty, charismatic, fascinating, seductive, smart, ravishing, entrancing, enticing, engaging, taking
Definitions
- adj. 1
Pleasant, charismatic.
- adj. 2
Delightful in a playful way which avoids responsibility or seriousness, as if attracting through a magical charm.
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A selfish man of the world may have the art to be agreeable; a handsome, brilliant, and witty person may be charming or even attractive, while by no means amiable.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- lovely They bought a site with lovely views of the ocean.
- attractive The position carries with it an attractive salary.
- delightful Nothing is more delightful to me than travelling.
- captivating Mary's captivating eyes made her suitors go mad.
- magical Ivan told Rima that Walid was a magical therapist.
- wizard So, was there a time when you were a wizard, too?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| charming | rising | |
| lovely | rising | |
| attractive | steady | |
| delightful | steady | |
| captivating | rising | |
| magical | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- nice1
- 5 letters
- sweet1, smart1, magic2, witty2
- 6 letters
- taking2, lovely2, wizard2
- 7 letters
- magical3, winsome2
- 8 letters
- pleasant2, engaging3, enticing3, alluring3, witching2, wizardly
- 9 letters
- beautiful3, seductive3, ravishing3, sorcerous
- 10 letters
- attractive3, delightful3, enchanting3, bewitching, entrancing
- 11 letters
- fascinating4, charismatic4, captivating4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (magic2 = 2 syllables).