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Synonyms for entrancing

  • adjective

Most common

fascinating captivating enchanting bewitching

All synonyms

Adjective

captivating, fascinating, bewitching, enchanting, enthralling, charming, attractive, enticing, fetching, witching, prepossessing

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Causing a trance-like state; hypnotic.

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Entrancing, Enchanting, Enrapturing or Delightful?

Enchanting, enrapturing, entrancing represent the influence as not only supernatural, but irresistible and delightful.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • fascinating It was a fascinating story, and he told it well.
  • captivating Mary's captivating eyes made her suitors go mad.
  • enchanting The candles and mini-lights made an enchanting scene.
  • bewitching Her bewitching body made her very popular with men.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
entrancingrising
fascinatingrising
captivatingrising
enchantingrising
bewitchingrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters
charming2, enticing3, fetching2, witching2
10 letters
attractive3, enchanting3, bewitching
11 letters
fascinating4, captivating4, enthralling
13 letters
prepossessing

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (charming2 = 2 syllables).