CHARMED Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈchärmd

Definition of charmed

as in enchanted

being or appearing to be under a magic spell you must be living a charmed life if you haven't caught the flu that's going around

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verb

past tense of charm

as in fascinated

to attract or delight as if by magic a quaint seaside village that charms all who visit it

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as in possessed

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

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blessed

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Recent Examples of charmed

Adjective

Her presence lights up the set and everyone is charmed and captivated by her. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 23 May 2026 Williams happened to be passing by as the young dancer was pushing her car down the highway with a friend, and Williams along with his manager stopped to help and was quickly charmed. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026

Verb

Lucienne, a mountain girl charmed by Ortiz, eased their passage by bribing the right gendarme. — Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026 No one is especially charmed by Owen’s desperate quest to find Emily on campus. — Lindsey Bahr, Boston Herald, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for charmed

Recent Examples of Synonyms for charmed

Adjective

The fantasy comedy, which starred Eden alongside Larry Hagman, followed the whimsical adventures of astronaut Anthony Nelson, who discovers an enchanted lamp with a wish-granting genie.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Barratt plays Tom Riddle, a former Hogwarts student who meets Harry in the form of a mysterious voice magically scribbling messages through an enchanted notebook.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of enchanted

Verb

As Oppenheim put it at the film’s Venice press conference, he’d long been fascinated by Hansen, and only became more so after his wife gifted him a Cameo from the host for his birthday.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026
Here are four more scammers who fascinated people on the internet – plus one who people thought was a scammer but turned out not to be.

— Owen Carry, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of fascinated

Verb

She was delighted by the story and assured me that had Bernard seen Eddie decapitate his work for a laugh, he would have been doubled over alongside my father.

— Jesse McLaren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
That opening-day land in Disney’s Animal Kingdom delighted families for 28 years, but officially closed in February 2026 to make way for an entirely new Tropical Americas land.

— Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of delighted

Verb

In Practical Magic 2, a multi generational family of witches, cursed to be loveless for centuries, attempts to break the spell by confronting dark secrets and sacrificing for each other.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
Behold the plight of the Ryan Murphy character, cursed to behave nonsensically and flit wildly from plotline to plotline based on the writer’s whims.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of cursed

Adjective

Here, Agapi explains why autumn is so magical in the Greek capital, and lets us in on some of her favorite places to visit at this time of year.

— Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
The ordeal forces Sally to admit the existence of their magical powers.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of magical

Verb

The country is one of Europe’s quickest growing AI markets, and major AI and big tech corporations such as Microsoft and TikTok have already pledged billions in investments into Finland, enticed by its growing role in Europe’s AI economy.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
Rashford enticed the Ukrainian, then drove past him on the outside, further beating Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall in the area, forcing James Tarkowski to slide in to concede a corner.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of enticed

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