Synonyms for hypnotic
- adjective
- noun
Most common
mesmerizing spellbinding mesmeric sleepy narcotic captivating hypnotical
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Mesmeric
mesmeric, mesmerizing, mesmerising UK, spellbinding, attractive
2. Sleepy
sleepy, narcotic, somnolent, drowsy, opiate, anodyne, somniferous, slumberous, snoozy informal
Other
Noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- adj. 2
Capturing a person's attention to the exclusion of all else, as if placing them into a trance.
- n. 1
A person who is, or can be, hypnotized.
Forms
- Plural
- hypnotics → soporifics, sedatives…
Example sentences
- mesmerizing The shimmer of the city lights was mesmerizing.
- sleepy Refresh yourself with a cup of coffee when sleepy.
- narcotic This substance is a narcotic if inhaled.
- captivating Mary's captivating eyes made her suitors go mad.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| hypnotic | steady | |
| mesmerizing | rising | |
| spellbinding | rising | |
| mesmeric | rising | |
| sleepy | rising | |
| narcotic | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- sleepy2, opiate3, drowsy2, snoozy
- 7 letters
- anodyne
- 8 letters
- narcotic3, sedative3, mesmeric
- 9 letters
- soporific, somnolent3
- 10 letters
- attractive3, slumberous, hypnotical
- 11 letters
- captivating4, mesmerizing4, mesmerising, somniferous
- 12 letters
- spellbinding3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sleepy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- hypnotique
- Italiano
- ipnotico
- Català
- hipnòtic