Synonyms of witch

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noun

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as in sorcerer

a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers

the 17th-century house had once belonged to a woman who was hanged as a witch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sorcerer
• sorceress
• hag
• magician
• wizard
• warlock
• enchantress
• voodoo
• necromancer
• hex
• conjuror
• enchanter
• charmer
• conjurer
• voodooist

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as in hag

a mean or ugly old woman

a foul-tempered old witch who is constantly at odds with her neighbors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hag
• crone
• beldame
• shrew
• carlin
• carline
• trot
• beldam
• hellcat
• virago
• harpy

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as in mage

a person skilled in using supernatural forces

freakish storms that were once thought to be the work of witches

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sorcerer
• mage
• magician
• wizard
• warlock
• necromancer
• voodoo
• conjuror
• enchanter
• magus
• shaman
• charmer
• conjurer
• Magian
• sorceress
• hag
• voodooist
• occultist
• prophet
• enchantress
• diviner
• witch doctor
• hex
• seer
• medicine man
• soothsayer
• fortune-teller
• exorcist
• thaumaturge
• thaumaturgist
• theurgist
• wonder-worker
• shamanist
• prognosticator
• foreseer
• crystal gazer
• exorciser
• medium
• prophesier

witch

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verb

archaic

as in to charm

to attract or delight as if by magic

the woman did witch me with her gentle smile

Synonyms & Similar Words

• charm
• fascinate
• enchant
• kill
• seduce
• entice
• delight
• lure
• bewitch
• please
• interest
• wile
• intrigue
• allure
• captivate
• tempt
• draw
• beguile
• magnetize
• pull
• entrance
• appeal (to)
• woo
• disarm
• gratify
• arrest
• court
• invite
• enthral
• beckon
• enrapture
• enthrall
• solicit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• revolt
• offend
• repel
• annoy
• bore
• weary
• disgust
• tire
• displease
• irk