charismatic

¹char·is·mat·ic

adj \ˌker-əz-ˈma-tik, ˌka-rəz-\

Definition of CHARISMATIC

1

: of, relating to, or constituting charisma or charism <charismatic gifts>

2

: having, exhibiting, or based on charisma or charism <charismatic sects> <a charismatic leader>

Examples of CHARISMATIC

1. He is a charismatic leader.
2. <the cult's charismatic leader had managed to persuade seemingly rational people to obey him blindly>

Origin of CHARISMATIC

charisma

First Known Use: circa 1868

Related to CHARISMATIC

Synonyms: alluring, appealing, attractive, bewitching, captivating, fascinating, charming, elfin, enchanting, engaging, entrancing, fetching, glamorous (also glamourous), luring, magnetic, seductive

Antonyms: repellent (also repellant), repelling, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, unalluring

Related Words: absorbing, arresting, engrossing, enthralling, galvanic, gripping, hypnotic, hypnotizing, mesmerizing, riveting, spellbinding; enticing, tantalizing, tempting; exciting, haunting, interesting, intriguing, titillating; beckoning, inviting, winning; darling, delightful, pleasant, pleasing

Near Antonyms: boring, irksome, tedious, tiresome, wearisome; abhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful, distasteful, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, invidious, loathsome, nauseating, noisome, obnoxious, odious, offensive, shocking, sickening; drab, dreary, dull, flat, humdrum, jading, leaden, monotonous, pedestrian, ponderous

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Rhymes with CHARISMATIC

achromatic, acrobatic, aerobatic, anabatic, antistatic, aromatic, Asiatic, astigmatic, autocratic, automatic, bureaucratic, cinematic, democratic, diplomatic, Eleatic, emblematic, enzymatic, Hanseatic, hieratic, Hippocratic, hydrostatic, kerygmatic, kleptocratic, melismatic, mobocratic, monocratic, morganatic, numismatic, operatic, phallocratic, photostatic, plutocratic, pre-Socratic, problematic, programmatic, symptomatic, systematic, technocratic, theocratic, thermostatic, undogmatic, undramatic