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

Bier, Warners, and even Kidman and Bullock (who serve as producers) certainly didn’t expect their sister witches to seriously contend with a behemoth IP like Spider-Man.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2026
In order to meet 2026’s nostalgia quota, here’s a 28-years-later followup to the cult flop about margarita-loving sister witches starring Bullock and Nicole Kidman.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of witches

Noun

Christina Hendricks plays on of the screen goddesses, which seems perfect casting.

— Carole Horst, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Among other things, Hinduism reveres femininity through the worship of powerful goddesses, including Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom; Kali, the goddess who destroys evil and ego; and Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of goddesses

Noun

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

These regions are already incredibly cinematic, but finding undiscovered beauties to shoot in this land was a true moment of pride and triumph.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Still, every spare inch is crammed with more than 32 different kinds of orchids imported from around the world, including such beauties as the flame-like Epidendrum radicans and the rare Dimorphorchis lowii.

— Leigh-Ann Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of beauties

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The Fore said that the disease was caused by secret attacks from sorcerers.

— Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of sorcerers

Noun

Middle Eastern and North African Queen Names The Middle East and North Africa boast a rich history of powerful queens spanning ancient Egypt to modern-day monarchies.

— Liz Regalia, Parents, 9 Sep. 2026
There are mixed opinions as to whether this method works, and timing is important since the decoy must be in place while queens are searching for nesting sites.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of queens

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— Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026

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