fascinating

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adjective

fas·​ci·​nat·​ing ˈfa-sə-ˌnā-tiŋ 

ˈfas-ˌnā-tiŋ

: extremely interesting or charming : captivating

a fascinating documentary

gave a fascinating account of the expedition

fascinatingly

ˈfa-sə-ˌnā-tiŋ-lē 

ˈfas-ˌnā-tiŋ-

adverb

fascinating

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present participle of fascinate

Synonyms of fascinating

Adjective

• appealing
• charismatic
• attractive
• charming
• interesting
• enchanting
• seductive

Examples of fascinating in a Sentence

Adjective

the fascinating cities and peoples of central Asia have been intriguing travelers at least since the time of Marco Polo

the fascinating—but dubious—legend that Pocahontas rescued John Smith from certain death

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Those fascinating questions are explored in Odd Man In, a short documentary directed by Matt Nadel and executive produced by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Oscar winner Caroline Waterlow. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Soderbergh is a fascinating name to work in a fill-in capacity, let alone on a tentpole superhero film. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026

One of the pieces of the puzzle here that is just fascinating is that Flock is a startup, essentially. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026

This is another fascinating aspect of the situation for subsea cables. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

see fascinate

First Known Use

Adjective

1618, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fascinating

• abdicating
• abrogating
• activating
• actuating
• advocating
• aggravating
• aggregating
• agitating
• allocating
• alternating
• animating
• annotating

Kids Definition

fascinating

adjective

fas·​ci·​nat·​ing

ˈfas-ə-ˌnāt-iŋ

: extremely interesting or charming

fascinatingly adverb