Synonyms of entranced

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adjective

1

as in charmed

being or appearing to be under a magic spell

a striking beauty who was accustomed to having entranced and tongue-tied young suitors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• charmed
• enchanted
• magic
• magical
• possessed
• cursed
• spellbound
• fairy
• bewitched
• fascinated
• wondrous
• hypnotized
• dreamy
• miraculous
• utopian
• captivated
• mesmerized
• fantastic
• fairylike
• jinxed
• bedazzled

2

as in ecstatic

experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion

the entranced look on her face as she danced at the ball

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ecstatic
• enraptured
• giddy
• enthusiastic
• excited
• rapt
• thrilled
• delighted
• rapturous
• elated
• intoxicated
• exhilarated
• euphoric
• enrapt
• rhapsodic
• over the moon
• pleased
• heady
• enchanted
• triumphant
• elevated
• on cloud nine
• happy
• satisfied
• jubilant
• exultant
• joyful
• rejoicing
• blissful
• joyous
• gratified
• gung ho
• glad
• glorying
• tickled
• blissed-out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• depressed
• sad
• unhappy
• crestfallen
• despondent
• disheartened
• downcast
• forlorn
• blue
• melancholy
• dejected
• inconsolable
• heartbroken
• down
• gloomy
• sorrowful
• disconsolate
• saddened
• mournful
• miserable
• sorry
• wretched
• doleful
• heartsick
• glum
• low
• woebegone
• brokenhearted
• joyless
• woeful
• hangdog
• downhearted
• low-spirited
• heartsore

entranced

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verb

past tense of entrance

as in delighted

to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)

a production of The Nutcracker ballet that will entrance audiences

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delighted
• enraptured
• fascinated
• transported
• pleased
• enthralled
• enchanted
• satisfied
• carried away
• ravished
• raptured
• rapped
• captivated
• charmed
• knocked dead
• gratified
• excited
• knocked one's socks off
• gladdened
• bewitched
• elated
• stirred
• exhilarated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of entranced

Adjective

Onscreen, his hands floated slowly across a sheet of paper, an entranced expression on his face. — Thessaly La Force, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Bay Area News Group After growing up in Baguio City in the Philippines, where dessert often meant treats like fresh mangoes, sticky rice or coconut candy, Elisa Sunga became entranced with baked desserts like cakes when her family moved to Antioch, in the East Bay area, in 2001. — Kate Bradshaw, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026

Pictures of birthday cakes, hospital visits, church functions, and target practice sessions sit beside snaps of a levitating water can, a flying briefcase, or an entranced friend. — Shannon Taggart, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026

Verb

In the front hall, guests might be entranced by the view up a floating staircase to a catwalk set against a sloping wall of glass, or to the mysterious circular skylight, diminutive and off center, like a wormhole. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 Nov. 2026

Louis appeared to be entranced by a large orange pumpkin in the garden, grinning and crouching down to embrace the large gourd, which reached all the way up to his chest. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 31 Oct. 2026

When one of her for-hire guardians speaks of her past as a musician, playing the pianoforte (piano) for enraptured listeners, Adelaide is entranced. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Joe Fletcher After spending many vacations camping, hiking, mountain biking and skiing in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, Eva and Greg Papay were entranced by the area’s breathtaking natural beauty. — Tim McKeough, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2026

For the last two years, the story has entranced showgoers with its heartbreaking portrayal of an imperfect love story. — Emmalee Reed, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

She becomes entranced by a mural painted on the walls of the bedroom and is tormented in her dreams and eventually in her waking hours by a powerful force. — Ashley Woo, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026

Bat is entranced by the instruction manual written in many languages, while Snake finds endless imaginative uses for the box itself. — Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026

Gollehon witnessed the process, was entranced, and as a teen enrolled in saddlery classes in Spokane, before apprenticing under Bleeker himself. — Jeanne Malle, Air Mail, 4 July 2026