cantrip

noun

Definition of cantripnext
chiefly Scottish
as in incantation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cantrip
  1. incantation
  2. invocation
  3. spell
  4. curse
  5. conjuration
  6. jinx
  7. enchantment
  8. sorcery
Noun
  • Fascinatingly, however, the incantations are neither soothing nor conciliatory.
    — Eleanor Johnson, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Rifling through the belongings of her great-aunt Jet (Wiest) for a spell to save Gideon, Kylie finds the Book of Ravens, which cryptically hints at an incantation that might break the Owens’ love curse.
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of incantation
Noun
  • Republican state representatives bow their heads for an invocation at the start of a House chamber session during the spring legislative session at the State Capitol in Springfield on May 29, 2026.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Before this, good faith had been previously generally assumed, in deference to independent boards, with nary any heightened review threshold, much less any invocation to enjoin a transaction.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of invocation
Noun
  • Everything about it feels hauntingly beautiful, as though the island is quietly performing some kind of spell in the sea.
    — Avantika Chaturvedi, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2026
  • This seemed to cast a horological spell, in a moment felt almost spiritual.
    — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of spell
Noun
  • Lakshmana faces a difficult decision—whether to break Rama’s command or to allow the sage to unleash his curse.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Its quoting is generally accompanied by a Nicholson impression of dubious quality, which is both a curse and an opportunity for director Michael Arden’s expansive new production and its current star, Bradley Whitford.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of curse
Noun
  • Most of the recipients dismissed the composer as a crank, but a few were spellbound by his transcendentalist conjurations, and a cult began to grow.
    — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Theater is a more symbolic space, a conjuration of lights and plywood, which offered Comer a kind of freedom.
    — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023
Definition of conjuration
Noun
  • Well, even just normal-life magic — jinxes, coincidences, destiny.
    — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The ‘seven-year jinx’ — the K-pop industry’s shorthand for the contract expiration point at which groups typically fracture — did not claim TWICE on schedule, but in a way, has just claimed its first member now.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of jinx
Noun
  • He is enchanted by the spinning itself, and even by his own enchantment – a spell that breaks the instant the top stops in his hand.
    — Stacy Keltner, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
  • In My Own Words is a product of the enchantment and pure yearning Ne-Yo saw as fundamental to R&B.
    — Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of enchantment
Noun
  • Doing the internal homework is where the actual sorcery begins.
    — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The other Vision is a supernatural manifestation, brought to life via Wanda Maximoff’s sorcery; he is known as Hex Vision.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of sorcery
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