as in charmed
being or appearing to be under a magic spell
an enchanted isle of the South Pacific
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as in fascinated
to attract or delight as if by magic
the child actress enchanted audiences with her bubbly personality
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as in possessed
to cast a spell on
out of spite, the jealous queen enchanted her chief rival for the title of the fairest one of all
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as in mesmerized
to hold the attention of as if by a spell
the tales about the young wizard have enchanted children around the globe
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Recent Examples of enchanted
Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2026
Walls pale pink like the inside of a shell, a glass roof far above, and at the courtyard’s center an enchanted garden with a mosaic floor and a fountain, delicate flowering vines.
—Allegra Goodman, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2026
Now Serving in Chinatown, recalled how the chef’s executive team was enchanted by the local landscape.
—Brock Keeling, Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
From enchanted kingdoms to the streets of today, members of the Art Directors Guild craft the environments that bring film, television, and theater to life.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2026
Walls pale pink like the inside of a shell, a glass roof far above, and at the courtyard’s center an enchanted garden with a mosaic floor and a fountain, delicate flowering vines.
—Allegra Goodman, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
Verb
While Rolls-Royce Cullinans waited to ferry guests to the golden sands of Jardin Tropézina, the hotel's chic beach club, children were far more enchanted by the whimsical little train that chugged them toward the 5,500-square-foot kids’ club.
—Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2026
Now Serving in Chinatown, recalled how the chef’s executive team was enchanted by the local landscape.
—Brock Keeling, Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enchanted
Adjective
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Leodis Jackson leads a charmed little life.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2026
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The Bruins have lived a charmed existence on Causeway Street.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Spielberg has been fascinated by the UFO topic his whole career, with his 1977 classic Close Encounters of the Third Kind still considered by many to be the most compelling dramatization of the subject.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Mar. 2026
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Shawn, too, is wracked and fascinated by the human ability to smile and smile and be a villain.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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At the start of the campaign, Israel estimated Iran possessed roughly 3,000 missiles.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Getting possessed gets Ida killed, not that Mary Shelley seems to care.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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According to AltarR Capital founder and managing partner Igor Ryabenky, investors are now avoiding companies that use AI like a magic catch-all.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
5 Mar. 2026
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Regular magic devotees such as myself will have seen all of his tricks before, in the raw sense, but his show is highly engaging nonetheless because of his ability to live in the moment and react in a live way to what is going on in the room.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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The comparison likely delighted Israel’s longest-serving leader, whose supporters rapidly shared the article on social media.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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On a weekend morning at the San Jose Mylapore, when my husband and I waited in a line that lasted over an hour, the staffers brought us a tray containing small cups of agathi keerai rice, a delicious, hunter green mix that delighted us.—
Kalpana Mohan,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Is there something tainted or cursed about this place?—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2026
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That person is then cursed and slated for murder.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Steve Carell taught it, and Adam McKay developed an entire new way of doing it with his group, so to get in there and have that happen was just absolutely magical.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Mar. 2026
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Nobody has ever called Brentford head coach Keith Andrews a magical or imaginary being.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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In other words, chances are that even more young people will be enticed to bet on how many vehicles will pass by in CCTV footage.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
19 Feb. 2026
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Employers have long offered housing assistance, particularly to higher-status workers or those who are being enticed to relocate to expensive areas.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Enchanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchanted. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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