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as in witch
a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers
When misfortune occurred, it was not uncommon for some unpopular woman of the village to be branded an enchantress.
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as in siren
a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive
Scarlett O'Hara is one of literature's most celebrated enchantresses.
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as in goddess
an attractive woman
She's an enchantress of the silver screen whose legend has only grown over the years.
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Recent Examples of enchantress
Here’s How Monica Found The Texts There are other familiar names: Nimue and Morgan Le Fay, enchantresses with very different outlooks on the future of Britain, and which gods should call it home.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr. The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati brings the classic story of Belle, a young woman from a provincial town, and the Beast, who is a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2024
Agatha is able to escape Rio's wrath and the Salem Seven for the time being by assembling a coven of coven-less witches and entering the Witches' Road, a realm of existence that will test the enchantresses with fatal trials but will grant the victors their hearts' desires.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
She is typically depicted as a powerful enchantress and a key antagonist in the stories surrounding King Arthur and his knights.
—Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 15 July 2024
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr. The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati brings the classic story of Belle, a young woman from a provincial town, and the Beast, who is a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2024
Agatha is able to escape Rio's wrath and the Salem Seven for the time being by assembling a coven of coven-less witches and entering the Witches' Road, a realm of existence that will test the enchantresses with fatal trials but will grant the victors their hearts' desires.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
She is typically depicted as a powerful enchantress and a key antagonist in the stories surrounding King Arthur and his knights.
—Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 15 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enchantress
Noun
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Long-suffering Mariners fans are doing everything in their power to will this team to a Game 6 win — Etsy witches and rally shoes included.—
Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Novak stars as Gillian, a chic Greenwich Village witch in the Beatnik era who owns an odd art gallery, has an unusual black cat, and uses magic to woo her neighbor (Stewart).—
Gwen Ihnat,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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The former screen siren was fined nearly $25,000 in 2008 after being convicted of provoking discrimination and racial hatred for writing that Muslims are destroying her country.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Twelve years on, watching the footage, the siren still rings.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Diwali celebrations begin by devotees deep cleaning their homes and surroundings to prepare for the goddess' arrival, the National Museum of Asian Art noted.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Diwali celebrations begin with devotees deep cleaning their homes and surroundings to prepare for the goddess's arrival, according to the Smithsonian.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
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First introduced to the Great White Way in 2003, Wicked is a a prequel to The Wizard of Oz that examines how the green-skinned Elphaba (Erivo) became the Wicked Witch of the West, as well as the sorceress Glinda’s (Grande) trajectory to becoming known as the Good Witch.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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Childhood is a time of enchantment, and a mother is a daughter’s first sorceress—omnipotent, enthralling, sometimes alarmingly so.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
3 Sep. 2025
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All of these prices reflect standard/queen sizes, however, the options in this guide come in king sizes too.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
22 Oct. 2025
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Like bees, wasps, and other ants, carpenter ants are social and live in a colony with a single queen and thousands of workers.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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The tournaments pit heroes such as Cole Young, Sonya Blade, Kano, Jax, Liu Kang and Kung Lao to fight against villains like Mileena, Nitara, Reiko, Kabal, Reptile, Goro and the sorcerer Shang Tsung.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
12 Oct. 2025
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The sorcerers also reveal that Bruce Banner has become Infinity Hulk, a living vessel for the Infinity Stones.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Sep. 2025
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Brought over from the lowlands of Eastern Asia, oriental bittersweet was primarily admired for its beauty.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
22 Oct. 2025
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The beauty mogul and mom of two shared the sad news on Instagram with an emotional tribute to the dog, complete with a carousel of photos of Norman through the years.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Enchantress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchantress. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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