Synonyms of conjuring

conjuring 1 of 3

noun

1

as in witchcraft

the power to control natural forces through supernatural means

his attempts at conjuring demonstrated the vanity of human wishes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• witchcraft
• sorcery
• magic
• wizardry
• mojo
• necromancy
• enchantment
• thaumaturgy
• witchery
• devilry
• voodooism
• bewitchment
• diablerie
• divination
• talisman
• divining
• conjuration
• incantation
• alchemy
• spell
• glamour
• bewitchery
• amulet
• ensorcellment
• curse
• forecasting
• spiritualism
• predicting
• charm
• abracadabra
• fetish
• soothsaying
• phylactery
• foretelling
• foreseeing
• fortune-telling
• jinx
• mascot
• prophesying
• exorcism
• occultism
• omen
• crystal gazing
• sortilege
• hoodoo
• augury
• presaging
• prognosticating
• periapt
• augur
• hex
• foreknowing
• hexerei

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• science

2

as in magic

the art or skill of performing tricks or illusions for entertainment

she's so good at conjuring that she's a much-sought-after entertainer at children's parties

Synonyms & Similar Words

• magic
• deception
• sleight of hand
• legerdemain
• prestidigitation
• hocus-pocus
• trickery
• deceptiveness

conjuring

2 of 3

adjective

as in enchanting

Related Words

• enchanting
• bewitching
• charming
• enchanted
• wondrous
• magic
• spellbound
• sublime
• extraordinary
• stupendous
• astonishing
• miraculous
• bewitched
• wiling
• predicting
• astounding
• numinous
• amazing
• magical
• portentous
• divining
• marvelous
• awesome
• mystic
• stunning
• forecasting
• occult
• metaphysical
• foreseeing
• fortune-telling
• foretelling
• soothsaying
• presaging
• weird
• fabulous
• prophesying
• unearthly
• prognosticating
• preternatural
• paranormal
• supernormal
• foreknowing

Dissimilar Words

• ordinary
• usual
• prosaic
• normal
• commonplace
• routine
• everyday
• unremarkable
• workaday
• unexceptional
• run-of-the-mill

conjuring

3 of 3

verb

present participle of conjure

as in begging

to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner

I conjure you to hear my plea for mercy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• begging
• petitioning
• praying
• asking
• entreating
• imploring
• beseeching
• appealing (to)
• supplicating
• invoking
• pleading (to)
• soliciting
• requiring
• besieging
• importuning
• impetrating
• calling on
• requesting
• suing
• compelling
• desiring
• cadging
• forcing
• coercing
• insisting
• sponging
• bludging
• demanding
• claiming
• mooching
• commanding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• implying
• suggesting
• intimating
• hinting
• gratifying
• pleasing
• satisfying
• appeasing
• obliging
• comforting
• pacifying
• conciliating
• placating
• consoling
• quieting
• contenting
• mollifying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conjuring

Noun

Sure, the Oscar-winning makeup helps transform the actor into Cheney, but the voice and petulance are all Bale, whose conjuring of this scoundrel ought to trigger PTSD for anyone who survived the Dubya years. — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026

In Pilkington’s conjuring, liberalism was a potent ideology that arose against monarchy and aristocracy and sought to rationalize social and political relationships. — Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025

But for all of the multiplex-friendly fun Wright’s conjuring with this over-the-top spin on dystopian sci-fi blockbusters, the prevailing feeling here is dread. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025

This is the cursed object that shows up at the Smurls, though the actual conjuring mirror – long a mainstay in the Warrens' Occult Museum, alongside the infamous Annabelle – was obtained from a man in New Jersey. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025

Verb

Yet Messi still managed to create a sense of late drama with his hooking passes across the face of Spain’s net, conjuring sudden opportunities out of nothing. — Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Of course, once can’t think of the extra-heighted headband without conjuring up an image of Leighton Meester as queen bee Blair Waldorf, who had a wardrobe full of them in all kinds of prints and patterns. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 17 July 2026

Brathwaite quickly gained notoriety in Venezuela for her abstract shapes conjuring both geological configurations and human bodies. — News Desk, Artforum, 9 July 2026

While critics mostly embraced Harris’ brutal commitment to conjuring such a twisted tale, Amazon MGM put out a muddled sales pitch that grossed under $5 million domestically. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026

In Johannesburg’s inner city, entire blocks fell silent as street vendors cleared out and retail shops pulled steel shutters down, conjuring up memories of the 2020 pandemic lockdowns. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 1 July 2026

The windswept tumult is filmed in lyrical slow motion, with high-contrast lighting, and the imagery meshes with Angèle’s text to evoke the inner lives of Maxine and Ada, conjuring subjectivity itself. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 June 2026

And earlier generations of doctors even opposed learning from medical textbooks, arguing that conjuring knowledge from memory forced deeper reflection. — Spencer Dorn, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

By treading lightly with finishes, opening up the loft area to more light, and getting clever with storage, Marie channeled the unit’s coastal locale, conjuring up an aesthetic lexicon that suggests the interior of a boat with its clean, functional lines. — Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar, Architectural Digest, 23 June 2026