Synonyms of bewitched

bewitched 1 of 2

adjective

bi-ˈwicht 

as in charmed

being or appearing to be under a magic spell

the bewitched princess who could be awakened only by a kiss from the prince destined to be her husband

Synonyms & Similar Words

• charmed
• enchanted
• magic
• magical
• cursed
• possessed
• fairy
• spellbound
• entranced
• fascinated
• miraculous
• wondrous
• dreamy
• hypnotized
• jinxed
• utopian
• fairylike
• fantastic
• mesmerized
• captivated
• bedazzled

bewitched

2 of 2

verb

past tense of bewitch

1

as in possessed

to cast a spell on

a Wiccan who believes that it is indeed possible to bewitch someone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• possessed
• enchanted
• cursed
• charmed
• seduced
• tempted
• spelled
• struck
• hexed
• ensorcelled
• overlooked
• captivated
• mesmerized
• attracted
• fascinated
• beguiled
• spellbound
• enticed
• jinxed
• lured
• voodooed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blessed

2

as in fascinated

to attract or delight as if by magic

an animated film that bewitches children and adults alike

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fascinated
• enchanted
• charmed
• enticed
• delighted
• captivated
• seduced
• beguiled
• interested
• intrigued
• killed
• pleased
• lured
• tempted
• witched
• magnetized
• allured
• wiled
• drew
• entranced
• pulled
• enraptured
• wooed
• disarmed
• gratified
• enthralled
• invited
• arrested
• beckoned
• appealed (to)
• courted
• solicited

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disgusted
• offended
• revolted
• annoyed
• repelled
• tired
• bored
• displeased
• wearied
• irked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bewitched

Adjective

Navarrette plays the bewitched Nikki as a raw nerve, a woman whose unnatural devotion to her boyfriend has her swinging between terrifying extremes. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 18 May 2026

The kind of public living room, knitted into the social fabric of Powell’s native Dublin, that so bewitched Mester during their transatlantic courtship. — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025

With a starry coven assembled, make no mistake, this Disney+ series will leave you bewitched, bothered, and Hahn-obsessed. — Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 20 Sep. 2024

The All Souls trilogy by Deborah Harkness serves as the inspiration for this show, which follows a historian who discovers a bewitched manuscript during a trip to the library. — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 17 Mar. 2023

And the bewitched fairy queen Titania and pompous actor Bottom, who Puck temporarily transforms into a donkey, exhibit their spellbound attraction with a wacky twerk-and-grind dance. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2022

Verb

Eerie in a way that feels more seductive than scary, the film isn’t bewitched by its demons so much as the process of transubstantiation by which a (self)tortured young woman can transform them into grace. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 26 June 2026

Born Dan Wherrett in Lacey, Washington, the producer initially moved to Seattle to study design, but was bewitched by the world of electronic music. — Katie Bain, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2026

There are people who said that my mom had bewitched my father, because my mother is from a different ethnic community from my dad. — Marc Silver, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026

While skipping school to watch TV one afternoon, he was bewitched by a Hollywood Presents broadcast of a classic silent film. — Sammy Loren, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026

Kingsley, an acting legend thanks to his Oscar-winning performance in Gandhi, later dived so deep into a scene from episode three that the crowd, bewitched by witnessing the actor’s process, erupted into applause. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026

Arteta is bewitched by his countryman’s talent and just wants more of it to come to the fore. — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026

And the defenders are just bewitched by this shift of the weight. — Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025

Somehow, Americans of most stripes seemed bewitched by this messaging that the elites were pulling a fast one over on The Forgotten Man. — Philip Elliott, Time, 18 Nov. 2025