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Synonyms for witch

Most common

crone hag old woman dragon sorceress sorcerer white sole

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

2. Sorceress — A certain curve of the third order, described by Maria Agnesi under the name versiera

sorceress, sorcerer, enchantress, magic user, wizardess

Verb

Antonyms

wizard, warlock, fairy godmother

All antonyms of witch →

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A certain curve of the third order, described by Maria Agnesi under the name versiera.

  2. n. 2

    A person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or similar supernatural powers to influence or predict events, particularly one with malicious motives.

  3. n. 3

    A person who follows Wicca or similar New Age pagan beliefs.

  4. v. 1

    To bewitch.

Forms

Plural
witches → crones, hags, dragons, vixens…
Past participle
witched
e.g. witched → bewitched, enchanted, spelt, jinxed…

Example sentences

  • dragon Beowulf decided to follow the dragon to its lair.
  • hag One day I, too, would like to be a mean old hag.
  • crone Some triple goddesses have the forms maiden, mother, and crone.
  • sorcerer What's the difference between a wizard and a sorcerer?
  • sorceress The sorceress lives in the castle across the sea.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
witchrising
dragonrising
hagrising
cronerising
sorcererrising

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

By length

3 letters
hex1, hag1
4 letters
jade1, jinx1
5 letters
spell1, charm1, siren2, vixen2, shrew, crone1
6 letters
dragon2, wizard2, glamor2, virago3, beldam, megrim
7 letters
glamour2, warlock2, enchant2, bewitch2, bespell
8 letters
magician3, sorcerer3, harridan
9 letters
sorceress, fascinate3, captivate3, termagant, grimalkin, wizardess, spellbind
11 letters
enchantress

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (siren2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
sorcière
Italiano
strega
Deutsch
Hexe
Català
bruixa