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

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

Surprise, surprise: judging by the bewitched look on her face, Zelma is no more immune to the allure of Anthony Ramos than any of us. —Stacia Brown, Vulture, 2 July 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

Eventually the charges escalated beyond bewitched puddings. —Barbara Spindel, WSJ, 22 Nov. 2022

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

Marques, whose works explore the stories of her Cuban ancestors, drops us into the darkest part of a fairy tale: Her bewitched or undead characters stride off into the air or open their arms helplessly. —Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022

This is more like a bewitched hell. —Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2022

Verb

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

The global contemporary art world came calling to New Orleans for Prospect and left bewitched. —Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025