as in charismatic
having an often mysterious or magical power to attract
a charming man who had no problem winning women's hearts
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as in fascinating
to attract or delight as if by magic
a quaint seaside village that charms all who visit it
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as in possessing
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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as in seduction
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Recent Examples of charming
Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Ahmed will play cocky Flight Nurse Zay Patel, Meyboom as spirited rookie Flight Nurse Piper Adler, Eling as charming First Officer Wyatt Ellis, Lee as ambitious pilot Maya Yang, and Smith as Captain Riley, a globe-trotting pilot with a past connection to Wheezer.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Valerie Mesa, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
As noticed by Variety, the film was warmly received at the festival, charming the critics with its tale of two people who meet by the sea.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
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Verb
That beautifully shot footage – which features charming cameo appearances from Lurleen, the family’s dog – are accompanied by original music composed by Mark Yacovone, a multi-instrumentalist from Oxford, who composed three of the songs for this episode and led the band that performed them.
—Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Ahmed will play cocky Flight Nurse Zay Patel, Meyboom as spirited rookie Flight Nurse Piper Adler, Eling as charming First Officer Wyatt Ellis, Lee as ambitious pilot Maya Yang, and Smith as Captain Riley, a globe-trotting pilot with a past connection to Wheezer.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
This is especially true with love planet Venus charming your sixth house of daily routines, work environments and day-to-day affairs.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
As noticed by Variety, the film was warmly received at the festival, charming the critics with its tale of two people who meet by the sea.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for charming
Adjective
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My brother was a poet, classics scholar, and charismatic leader of nerds who blossomed into a handsome surfer and then nosedived into schizophrenia and a life of unfiltered Camel cigarettes, caffeine, and antipsychotics.—
Kim Gordon,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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Isaac’s charismatic presence holds the tentacles of Nick’s story together.—
Caryn James,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Smothers is also charged with possessing contraband, a cell phone, in his prison cell.—
Tresa Baldas,
Freep.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Mehrzad Asadi Eidivand, an Iranian national, was accused of possessing firearms and ammunition while being in the United States unlawfully.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This is the seduction drawing the ultra rich.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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The seduction of cognitive automation helps explain a worrying pattern: AI tools can boost the productivity of experts but may also actively mislead novices in expertise-heavy fields such as legal services.—
David Autor,
The Atlantic,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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So instead of railing against technology, they’re focused on making the physical world as accessible and appealing as possible.—
Charlotte Alter,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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Here are the 12 features homebuyers are searching for, and what rooms are most appealing to potentially sell your home fast and boost your property value.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Wallets, coins, and rings are carelessly passed around this little society, and messages are corrupted—from Orsino’s wooing of Olivia, which is accidentally undone by his own go-between, Viola, to the letters that deceive Malvolio.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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That includes the wooing of influencers, who are sometimes paid to preview attractions, attend events and stay at hotels.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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They can be used in place of dill leaves or in combination with them for an attractive presentation.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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One of the very attractive features of the amplituhedron, one that was noticed right away by Arkani-Hamed and Trnka, was that these two features, unitarity and locality, are necessary (but not fundamental) consequences that can be derived by using the amplituhedron framework.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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With sticker shock causing buyer resistance, dealers are enticing shoppers with 84-month car loans.—
Michael Harley,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The Astros should be seen as the favorites in this sweepstakes, but there are other teams in the league who could put together enticing offers.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Could this bewitching little bag finally cure my overpacking tendencies?—
Annita Katee,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Apr. 2025
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Still, for all of humankind’s efforts to keep the land in place, the very thing that makes the Outer Banks so bewitching also leaves them entirely exposed to the elements.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Charming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charming. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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