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 movie brings together a buzzy cast, announced by Deadline earlier this year, featuring Stephen Lang (Don’t Breathe) as an evil waiter whose bewitched recipe for Grappa takes out the group one by one. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026

Navarrette plays the bewitched Nikki as a raw nerve, a woman whose unnatural devotion to her boyfriend has her swinging between terrifying extremes. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 18 May 2026

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

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

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

Verb

The closest connection he’s found to anything particularly unusual was some accounts during her time in Gurnee, where Mary Worth was from, of students believed to have been bewitched; tearing off their clothes and running around in the moonlight. — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

Since winning in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard, this German entry for the Best International Feature Film Oscar has bewitched festivalgoers from Toronto to New York. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2026

Li has bewitched the fashion set with his eye for color-blocking—which is almost Lego-like, but infinitely chicer—and his topsy-turvy take on American sportswear. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 21 Oct. 2026

Even sequels and prequels — say, those in the Star Wars canon — ideally aspire to a degree of self-sufficiency in which the audience can discern the story and, properly bewitched, can proceed to seek out the other movies. — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026

Born Dan Wherrett in Lacey, Washington, the producer initially moved to Seattle to study design, but was bewitched by the world of electronic music. — Katie Bain, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2026

There are people who said that my mom had bewitched my father, because my mother is from a different ethnic community from my dad. — Marc Silver, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026

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