Synonyms for fascinating
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Captivating — having interesting qualities; captivating; attractive
captivating, absorbing, interesting, enchanting, engrossing, intriguing, attractive, enthralling, entrancing, exciting, alluring, riveting, gripping, bewitching, wondrous, charming, enticing, magical, inviting, taking, witching, magnetic
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Having interesting qualities; captivating; attractive.
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That which is fascinating may win without delighting, drawing by some unseen power, as a serpent its prey; we can speak of horrible fascination.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- interesting Did you meet many interesting people at the party?
- absorbing This book is so absorbing that I can't put it down.
- captivating Mary's captivating eyes made her suitors go mad.
- enchanting The candles and mini-lights made an enchanting scene.
- wonderful The music we listened to last night was wonderful.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| fascinating | rising | |
| interesting | steady | |
| absorbing | falling | |
| captivating | rising | |
| enchanting | rising | |
| wonderful | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- taking2
- 7 letters
- magical3
- 8 letters
- exciting3, magnetic3, charming2, inviting3, gripping2, wondrous2, enticing3, alluring3, riveting3, witching2
- 9 letters
- wonderful3, absorbing3
- 10 letters
- attractive3, intriguing3, enchanting3, engrossing3, bewitching, entrancing
- 11 letters
- interesting3, captivating4, enthralling
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (taking2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- fascinant
- Español
- fascinante
- Deutsch
- faszinierend