bewitching

adjective

be·​witch·​ing bi-ˈwi-chiŋ 

bē-

: powerfully or seductively attractive or charming

a bewitching smile

her bewitching eyes

bewitchingly adverb

… I perceived in the captain's face that same bland, benevolent, and bewitchingly merry expression …

—Herman Melville

Synonyms of bewitching

• appealing
• charismatic
• attractive
• charming
• enchanting
• seductive
• fascinating
• alluring

Examples of bewitching in a Sentence

a bewitching woman who has never lacked for suitors

Recent Examples on the Web

Of the many subfields in classics, papyrology is perhaps the most difficult to understand but also the most bewitching. — Madeleine Schwartz, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026

The vampy glam—propeled by a makeup bag full of Dior Beauty—was in a bewitching rhythm with her sculptural black Dior gown and a black and silver buckle choker. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2025

Grace’s playfully feral wantonness is funny and bewitching, but her schtick loses its luster for Jackson, who takes a job that keeps him away from home, leaving her with the baby. — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025

Their intrigue intertwines with the bewitching presence of actress Gloria (Greta Lee). — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 25 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1595, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bewitching

• enriching
• bitching
• ditching
• hitching
• itching
• pitching
• stitching
• switching
• twitching
• witching