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

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

The look felt right at home on this press tour, adding to her incredible roster of recent looks that have left us mere mortals entranced. — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 16 July 2026

Four-year-old Juni Wahab was entranced by the sight of the swallows and cormorants swooping low overhead and the rushing twists of water. — Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 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

Kids might be more entranced by the family-friendly Resort Pool and Winding River, the activities at the Reef Rangers Club, and the 500,000-gallon Under the Sea Lagoon that’s home to stingrays, reef fish, and Aldabra tortoises. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 30 June 2026

The kids, entranced by their phones and tablets, don’t meet up anymore to play dress-up dolls, kick a ball around, or even just talk—not with whole virtual worlds and endless distractions at their eager little fingertips. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 19 June 2026