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bedazzle

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of bedazzle

1 to hold the attention of as if by a spell

  • don't let their promises of immense riches bedazzle you
Synonyms of bedazzle

arrest, catch up, enchant, enthrall (or enthral), fascinate, grip, hypnotize, mesmerize, spellbind
Words Related to bedazzle

enrapture, entrance, thrill

beguile, bewitch, charm

absorb, engage, engross, involve

2 to overpower with light

  • the theater's enormous chandelier bedazzled me as a child
Synonyms of bedazzle

blind, daze, dazzle
Words Related to bedazzle

confuse, overpower, overwhelm, stun

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