Synonyms of entrancing

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adjective

as in appealing

having an often mysterious or magical power to attract

travelers to India say that it has an entrancing beauty that is hard to describe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appealing
• charismatic
• attractive
• charming
• enchanting
• seductive
• fascinating
• alluring
• interesting
• magnetic
• captivating
• engaging
• bewitching
• tempting
• elfin
• intriguing
• exciting
• hypnotic
• glamorous
• absorbing
• enthralling
• fetching
• engrossing
• riveting
• luring
• gripping
• enticing
• haunting
• tantalizing
• spellbinding
• hypnotizing
• mesmerizing
• pleasing
• galvanic
• delightful
• pleasant
• arresting
• inviting
• winning
• titillating
• beckoning
• darling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repulsive
• revolting
• repellent
• repugnant
• boring
• tedious
• wearisome
• tiresome
• irksome
• repelling
• nauseating
• shocking
• offensive
• awful
• sickening
• appalling
• odious
• loathsome
• hideous
• obnoxious
• horrid
• invidious
• unalluring
• abominable
• horrible
• distasteful
• abhorrent
• noisome
• horrendous
• monotonous
• flat
• dull
• drab
• leaden
• dreary
• pedestrian
• ponderous
• humdrum
• jading

entrancing

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verb

present participle of entrance

as in fascinating

to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)

a production of The Nutcracker ballet that will entrance audiences

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fascinating
• enchanting
• pleasing
• delighting
• transporting
• ravishing
• enthralling
• satisfying
• enrapturing
• carrying away
• rapping
• charming
• captivating
• rapturing
• gratifying
• exciting
• bewitching
• knocking dead
• knocking one's socks off
• gladdening
• stirring
• elating
• exhilarating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of entrancing

Adjective

Critics have praised this Dalloway riff for its entrancing, uncanny visuals. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

And a key part of an extreme lifestyle is documenting it, most notably on the r/fatFIRE and r/Fire subreddits, some of the most entrancing corners of the internet—where everything is falling apart and just about to come together, all at the same time. — Joshua Rivera, Vanity Fair, 8 June 2026

Based on a 1983 novel by Sapienza, Fuori is marked by Martone’s characteristically elegant dramatization, performed and embodied with an entrancing brilliance by a never-better Golino. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026

In choosing to abstain from noisy pedal effects and clanging cymbals, Landowner whip up far more entrancing patterns that thrive in the tidiness. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2026

And yet, for all the entrancing beaches, greenery, and open skies, violence is very present in Bebo and Charlie’s quotidian experiences. — Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2026

There are many aspects of Ella McCay that are meant to read as lighthearted and wacky and instead feel alien, though few reach those same entrancing levels of off. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025

The effects, like those from Prisma, are quite entrancing and beautiful. — PC Magazine, 15 Nov. 2025

Girl Violence is in its beginning stages, very sexy, very erotic, very entrancing. — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025

Verb

Her compositions are often marked by her love of long, slow glissandi, string instruments sliding, sometimes languorously, sometimes dramatically, up and down in ways that can be haunting and disorienting, but always captivating and entrancing. — Steve Hochman, SPIN, 15 July 2026

While some hotels offer a rich backstory and entrancing interiors, others are brand new to the hospitality scene. — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

How to make the moment scary but watchable, disgusting but entrancing? — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026

The music was always entrancing, if polarizing. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026

That’s a realm the film itself dives into for extended, immersive and blearily entrancing interludes — a gateway into its eventual, more drastic breakdown of rational reality, controlled by one player’s will. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 May 2026

Turns out their insatiable desire for drama and noise has yet to be quelled, which means their upcoming batch of concerts will be as entrancing as ever. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2026

Filled with gorgeous, entrancing cinematography, this true story of an unlikely friendship inspires wonder about the natural world and our place in it. — Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025

But photos and videos released by the musical’s makers on its opening night Saturday have finally revealed exactly how the creative team managed to create a believable bear capable of entrancing an audience. — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025