ENCHANTRESSES Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

enchantresses

noun

plural of enchantress

as in witches

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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a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive Scarlett O'Hara is one of literature's most celebrated enchantresses

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as in goddesses

a lovely woman an enchantress of the silver screen whose legend has only grown over the years

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Noun

The story follows an aspiring witch, Coco, who finds herself in the center of an ideological conflict between two factions between the Pointed Hats and the Brimmed Caps witches.

— Kalai Chik, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
King and Williams are playing the next generation of witches as Kylie and Antonia Owens, daughters of Sally (Bullock).

— Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of witches

Noun

Tornado warning sirens blared in Illinois and Indiana, and all flights were stopped by late morning at Chicago's two major airports.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
The booming, 10-inch speaker device is intended to connect with drivers who, in the view of law enforcement, are yielding less frequently to emergency sirens.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of sirens

Noun

The Plateau of the Muses, meanwhile, takes its name from the nine goddesses associated with the arts and sciences.

— Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Homer’s hero has extramarital affairs with goddesses Circe and Calypso — the latter of whom traps him and forces him to sleep with her each night for seven years.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 27 July 2026

Definition of goddesses

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Decades before portraying one of literature’s greatest sorceresses in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, Samantha Morton was a magician’s assistant.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026
But unlike Odysseus, who survives being waylaid by giants, sorceresses, nymphs, and numerous other distractions, Nolan himself becomes dragged down by the details of his Odyssey.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 July 2026

Definition of sorceresses

Noun

Her method for transforming your summer beauties into lasting fall and holiday decor is straightforward, requiring just a few simple steps.

— Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026
California naturalist John Muir compared the two valleys’ beauties, but that was before Hetch Hetchy Valley was transformed by the O’Shaughnessy Dam into a massive reservoir.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of beauties

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The woods could be hiding places of witches and sorcerers, disguised as the old and feeble, but capable of summoning wonder and terrors, charms as well as curses.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
But that apprehension is directed toward monsters, goddesses, sorcerers, and nymphs.

— Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026

Definition of sorcerers

Noun

Variety snack packs refer to packs of snacks with multiple flavors of chips or cookies.

— Parents, Parents, 7 Aug. 2026
While vending machines elsewhere now dispense everything from oysters to high-end jewelry, the subway selection thus far could not be more standard — they’re stocked with your usual assortment of chips, candy, cookies, soda, and water.

— Anne Kadet, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2026

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