Synonyms for mesmerism
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Hypnotism — the method or power of gaining control over someone's personality or actions. The theory and practice of…
2. Suggestion
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The method or power of gaining control over someone's personality or actions. The theory and practice of Mesmer himself or his disciples, which involved hypnosis and a superstructure of theory that included animal magnetism.
- n. 2
The method or power of gaining control over someone's personality or actions.
Near-synonyms: hypnosis, hypnotism, power of suggestion
Related words
- Word family
- mesmeric mesmerist mesmerize mesmerized mesmerizing
Forms
- Plural
- mesmerisms → hypnotisms, hypnoses, suggestions, trances…
Example sentences
- hypnosis The hypnotist said, "All hypnosis is self hypnosis."
- hypnotism Ivan asked Rima about a book about hypnotism.
- suggestion The first suggestion proved to be too complicated.
- trance The original episodes of Star Trek put him in a trance.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| mesmerism | rising | |
| hypnosis | steady | |
| hypnotism | steady | |
| suggestion | falling | |
| trance | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- trance1
- 8 letters
- hypnosis3
- 9 letters
- hypnotism4
- 10 letters
- suggestion3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hypnosis3 = 3 syllables).