CAPTIVATED Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of captivated

as in charmed

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verb

past tense of captivate

as in fascinated

to attract or delight as if by magic the clown captivated the toddlers with his balloon tricks

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Recent Examples of captivated

Adjective

Mark was the first to become captivated by a career in outer space; his twin, younger by six minutes, became an astronaut as well. — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026 But unlike on-screen couples whose love stories are carefully scripted, celebrity relationships leave us with unanswered questions that keep us captivated long after the headlines fade. — Devon Daniels, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026

Verb

The world may be captivated by everything the Florence by Mills founder does, but her daughter isn’t quite as impressed. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 8 Aug. 2026 Despite sweltering heat, their meticulously choreographed one hour set on the Allianz stage, broadcast globally via the festival's Hulu/Disney+ livestream, captivated hundreds of fans waving Filipino flags. — Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for captivated

Recent Examples of Synonyms for captivated

Adjective

The actor discussed their charmed meet-cute on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2011.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2026
Across this charmed Knicks run, not many public flowers have been tossed Thibodeau’s way from his former team.

— Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 17 June 2026

Definition of charmed

Verb

The 31-year-old rapper, a member of the megagroup NCT and the leader of its subgroup NCT 127, has seemingly always been fascinated by merging different genres to create a new song.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
Questions around beauty and longing recur, as do keywords (such as ‘password’), names, references and scenic features, but what fascinated me most is that in principle each episode could be read as a little patchy universe on its own.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of fascinated

Adjective

Kindergarten is often an enchanted place, one which many children vividly remember all their lives.

— Liz Rosenberg, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026
Maybe there’s still hope for a new morning, for clouds that cluster like ripe grapes which, when squeezed, will release from the heavens the sweet streams of enchanted days.

— Ingeborg Bachmann, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of enchanted

Verb

Ryninks was delighted to have enticed such a high calibre of Welsh talent aboard this small indie.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
Rebecca and Keeley Jones (Juno Temple) have enticed Ted back to England from Kansas to coach their new women’s team, a motley group of players desperately in need of Ted’s guidance.

— Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of enticed

Adjective

Onscreen, his hands floated slowly across a sheet of paper, an entranced expression on his face.

— Thessaly La Force, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Bay Area News Group After growing up in Baguio City in the Philippines, where dessert often meant treats like fresh mangoes, sticky rice or coconut candy, Elisa Sunga became entranced with baked desserts like cakes when her family moved to Antioch, in the East Bay area, in 2001.

— Kate Bradshaw, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026

Definition of entranced

Adjective

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

Definition of bewitched

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