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

Verb

When the Creature comes astonishingly to life, though not exactly as planned, Victor is entranced for all of about five minutes before seeming to lose interest. —Justin Chang, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025

The Spider Create Beauty Since the beginning of time, the eight-legged ones have entranced us with their ability to create something from nothing. —Kate Siber, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025

Kravitz remembers going to the home Tyson shared with her husband Miles Davis and being entranced by the jazz legend’s closet. —Jazmine Hughes, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025

In Ruidoso, New Mexico, the pounding hooves of racehorses have entranced crowds from across Texas and New Mexico every summer, pumping in millions of dollars from the All-American Derby, Oaks and Futurity races and the steady hum of seasonal jobs that carry this mountain village. —Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025

While Washington and Silicon Valley have become entranced by the idea of superintelligent AI, or artificial general intelligence, China has focused on steady, iterative progress and widespread adoption, especially in robotics. —semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025

Koestler suggests that a stroke of good fortune, or a vision of the sublime, may evoke a sense of powerlessness — of being rapt, overwhelmed, enraptured, entranced — which overlaps with the helplessness of loss and defeat, and which evokes a similar surrender. —Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025

White’s anthology series has entranced viewers since its premiere in 2021. —Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025

Six-year-old Beney, and her mum, were entranced. —Megan Feringa, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025