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charm

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of charm

1 something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil

  • an old cap that I use as a charm for whenever I play softball
Synonyms of charm

amulet, fetish (also fetich), mascot, mojo, periapt, phylactery, talisman
Words Related to charm

gris-gris (also grigri), juju, philter, toadstone

emblem, symbol, token, totem
Near Antonyms of charm

curse, hex, spell
Antonyms of charm

hoodoo, jinx

2 the power of irresistible attraction

  • a young singer with the kind of charm that turns a performer into a star
Synonyms of charm

allure, animal magnetism, appeal, attractiveness, captivation, charisma, duende, enchantment, fascination, force field, glamour (also glamor), magic, magnetism, oomph, pizzazz (or pizazz), seductiveness, witchery
Words Related to charm

allurement, attraction, call, lure, seduction

agreeableness, darlingness, delightfulness, desirability, desirableness, niceness, pleasantness, pleasingness, sweetness

sex appeal
Near Antonyms of charm

disagreeableness, distastefulness, obnoxiousness, offensiveness, unpleasantness
Antonyms of charm

repulsion, repulsiveness

3 a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power

  • recited a charm to make the prince fall in love with her
Synonyms of charm

abracadabra, bewitchment, conjuration, enchantment, glamour (also glamor), hex, incantation, invocation, spell, whammy
Words Related to charm

cantrip [chiefly Scottish], curse, jinx

bewitchery, conjuring, magic, mojo, necromancy, sorcery, voodoo, voodooism, witchcraft, witchery, wizardry

amulet, charm, fetish (also fetich), phylactery, talisman

4 an ornament worn on a chain around the neck or wrist

  • a dangling charm in the figure of a horse on her bracelet
Synonyms of charm

bangle, lavaliere (also lavalliere), pendant (also pendent)
Words Related to charm

locket, teardrop

charm

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of charm

1 to attract or delight as if by magic

  • a quaint seaside village that charms all who visit it
Synonyms of charm

allure, beguile, bewitch, captivate, enchant, fascinate, kill, magnetize, wile, witch [archaic]
Words Related to charm

disarm, draw, entice, lure, pull, seduce, tempt

delight, gratify, please

arrest, enrapture, enthrall (or enthral), entrance

appeal (to), interest, intrigue

beckon, court, invite, solicit, woo
Near Antonyms of charm

disgust, offend, repel, revolt

annoy, displease, irk

bore, tire, weary

2 to cast a spell on

  • in one version of the tale, it is a vengeful fairy who charms Sleeping Beauty so that she falls into a sleep for a hundred years
Synonyms of charm

bewitch, enchant, ensorcell (or ensorcel), hex, overlook, spell, strike
Words Related to charm

curse, jinx, possess, voodoo

attract, beguile, captivate, fascinate, mesmerize, spellbind

entice, lure, seduce, tempt
Near Antonyms of charm

bless

Synonym Discussion of charm

attract, allure, charm, captivate, fascinate, enchant mean to draw another by exerting a powerful influence. attract applies to any degree or kind of ability to exert influence over another.
    • students attracted by the school's locale
allure implies an enticing by what is fair, pleasing, or seductive.
    • an alluring smile
charm implies the power of casting a spell over the person or thing affected and so compelling a response
    • charmed by their hospitality
, but it may, like captivate, suggest no more than evoking delight or admiration.
    • her performances captivated audiences
fascinate suggests a magical influence and tends to stress the ineffectiveness of attempts to resist.
    • a story that continues to fascinate children
enchant is perhaps the strongest of these terms in stressing the appeal of the agent and the degree of delight evoked in the subject.
    • hopelessly enchanted by her beauty

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