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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
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.
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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
And while their visual imagery is usually masculine — loincloth and all — there are plenty of female oni, some of whom are enchantresses born out of feelings of jealousy, vengeance and shame.
—Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2023
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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
And while their visual imagery is usually masculine — loincloth and all — there are plenty of female oni, some of whom are enchantresses born out of feelings of jealousy, vengeance and shame.
—Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enchantress
Noun
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One woman asked a witch to cast a love spell on a man, only for the witch to DM her target and rat her out.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
22 June 2025
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Centuries earlier, she might have been labeled a witch.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Provide Predictable Signals Of Stability As Martin Seligman mentioned in his positive psychology research, the London air-raid sirens during WWII were so reliable as a signal that people were willing to go out and carry on even though bombs landed unpredictably.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The occasional siren or celebratory whoop was just a streetwise soundtrack that rooted me in a dynamic neighborhood where the art scene, stadium buzz, and working waterfront converge.—
Leilani Marie Labong,
Travel + Leisure,
29 June 2025
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Treatment at the center includes equine therapy with real horses and sessions with AI therapy chatbot Guanyin, named after the Buddhist goddess of compassion.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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But this name is popular in Sweden as Saga is a goddess in Norse mythology.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Over the course of the series, Jen evolves from a powerless witch hocking legally dubious candles, to a sorceress liberated from the binds that kept her grounded.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
6 June 2025
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The mad sorceress Eudoxia, Empress of Troy, has died, leaving the Serpent Throne empty.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
Noun
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While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2017
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THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.—
Cole Kazdin,
Los Angeles Magazine,
14 July 2017
Noun
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May 21, 2025 Jujutsu Kaisen is one of the most popular anime, and the top-selling Manga in the world about Yuji Itadori, a high school student who joins a secret group of sorcerers that fight spirits.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2025
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Alys Tanner has been condemned as a witch in 18th century New England and escapes to captain an all-female crew of sorcerers.—
Lorraine Berry,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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Rihanna’s lilac mani couldn’t be simpler, and that’s the beauty of it.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
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Along the way, stop to stroll through quaint villages, tour fascinating historic sites and soak up the natural beauty of the region.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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“Enchantress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchantress. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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