ENCHANTED Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

in-ˈchan-təd

Definition of enchanted

as in charmed

being or appearing to be under a magic spell an enchanted isle of the South Pacific

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verb

past tense of enchant

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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blessed

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

Adjective

The spa Among the most enchanted of spaces in a castle that is seemingly composed of nothing but enchanted spaces. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026 Prepare to feel absolutely enchanted, then, by its bag lineup for transitional-weather dressing and the daily transition between work and play. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

Verb

Only one kilometer in length, Étretat Beach is a location that enchanted major painters, like Eugène Delacroix, Camille Corot and Claude Monet, who depicted the setting in dozens of works. — Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Carol is alternately enchanted and frustrated by her husband’s innocence and altruism, which led him to his not particularly remunerative career as an interpreter. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for enchanted

Recent Examples of Synonyms for enchanted

Adjective

Susanna was pleased, quite charmed, in fact, with this Platonically flavoured analysis.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Since then, Cregger has gone on one of the most charmed runs of any filmmaker in town.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of charmed

Verb

On a visit to the Bargello sculpture museum in Florence, Italy, a 3-year-old friend of mine was fascinated by its statues’ naked butts.

— Blake Gopnik, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026
He’s always been obsessed with historic epochs like the Civil War and World War II and fascinated with the post-war boom and the sojourns of Route 66.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of fascinated

Verb

And when addressing the fact that there would be no allocution or explanation from Kohberger, the judge also questioned whether Kohberger even possessed the capacity to say something truthful.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
In Jennifer’s Body, Needy (Seyfried) is BFFs with the titular mean girl played by Fox, whose body becomes possessed by a succubus with a taste for teen boys after a botched sacrifice by a devil-worshipping boy band (led by Adam Brody).

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of possessed

Adjective

Speculating on how a magic trick was done that stumped me in a bar 17 years ago.

— Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
The latest 104-qubit simulation, however, accounts for realistic hardware noise, allowing researchers to examine how errors affect magic state cultivation.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of magic

Verb

Those would prove to be the final points the Jayhawks’ offense produced in a 35-24 loss to the Wildcats, a result that delighted the K-State faithful who had booed Edwards during the contest.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
And his fight against Black housing development in Newark’s North Ward delighted many of his neighbors.

— Mark Krasovic, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of delighted

Verb

Kristian Matsson, who records under the moniker The Tallest Man on Earth, is both blessed and cursed by having arrived nearly fully formed.

— David Harris, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026
Shunned by locals, who believe she is cursed, Eleni turns to ancient rituals to resurrect her dead offspring but instead summons malevolent folkloric creatures known as the Kalikantzari.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of cursed

Adjective

In 2026, the gemlike Brooklyn venue lent Kushner’s project a magical quality, turning the audience into ghosts from the future, eavesdropping on the fall of the Weimar Republic but unable to intervene.

— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
But the familiarity of the fantasy elements and the brusqueness with which they’re treated would be forgivable if Wildwood did a better job exploring how the real world connects to the magical side of the story.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of magical

Verb

But while Cartman and Ike are in Sephora, they get enticed into going into the backrooms with an employee, which look straight out of Kane Parsons’ horror film.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
During the mid-2000s, some tribal members, enticed by a chance at life-changing money, got involved in moving people and drugs, fueling cycles of arrest and incarceration that exacerbated challenges the community was already facing.

— Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2026

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