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
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as in fascinating
to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)
a production of The Nutcracker ballet that will entrance audiences
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Recent Examples of entrancing
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
But each night, Hero’s stories before bedtime prove so entrancing that Manfred fails to go through with any seducing, let alone ravishing.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
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
Diana Ross remains the ultimate diva, entrancing her beloved audience during her most recent Beautiful Love Tour stop in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 31 Oct. 2025
This dystopia is entrancing on-screen, thanks to meticulous animation; the film is rightfully considered one of the medium’s most impressive feats.
—The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
Closing out the first decade of sound film, Son of Frankenstein has far more ropey dialogue than entrancing atmosphere or a memorable arc for the Monster.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
But sometimes salt is a problem, as evidenced in a strangely entrancing photography exhibit at Berkeley’s David Brower Center.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
And the words, while sparse, move together with pauses and spaces to form a musical, entrancing pace or rhythm, one that is distinct from everyday speech and which the reader must be willing to follow.
—Brian Robert Moore
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Yet there’s something entrancing about his question.
—Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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
But each night, Hero’s stories before bedtime prove so entrancing that Manfred fails to go through with any seducing, let alone ravishing.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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
Diana Ross remains the ultimate diva, entrancing her beloved audience during her most recent Beautiful Love Tour stop in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 31 Oct. 2025
This dystopia is entrancing on-screen, thanks to meticulous animation; the film is rightfully considered one of the medium’s most impressive feats.
—The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
Closing out the first decade of sound film, Son of Frankenstein has far more ropey dialogue than entrancing atmosphere or a memorable arc for the Monster.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
But sometimes salt is a problem, as evidenced in a strangely entrancing photography exhibit at Berkeley’s David Brower Center.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
And the words, while sparse, move together with pauses and spaces to form a musical, entrancing pace or rhythm, one that is distinct from everyday speech and which the reader must be willing to follow.
—Brian Robert Moore
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Yet there’s something entrancing about his question.
—Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrancing
Adjective
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His patience as a runner is the most appealing characteristic, a style that could finally marry the solid blocking metrics with results.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
8 Mar. 2026
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Public-private partnerships are increasingly appealing to investors.—
Belinda G. Schwartz,
Fortune,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Wilentz, author of the 2010 book Dylan in America, wrote Volume 18‘s detailed, often fascinating 125-page liner notes that provides historical context for the expansive eight-CD set.—
Glenn Peoples,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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That’s a lot of folks — none of whom are particularly well known or hugely charismatic — taking small slices of the pie.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Enrigue is an erudite, charismatic raconteur—the sort who will tell you the most abject story with a wink—and his novel distills a byzantine swirl of historical events through the lives of a handful of very colorful characters.—
Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The face enchanting enough to gain entry into this party of the Four Hundred.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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This enchanting 500-year-old Grade II cottage is set in 12 acres of mature gardens and land – including paddocks, a kitchen garden, and access with frontage on the River Arun (including fishing rights), ideal for kayaking and other water pursuits.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Adding flower beds filled with water-loving plants such as daylilies, blue flag irises, and button bushes is an attractive solution for soggy areas.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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Yancey said simplifying regulations and improving permitting processes could make the city more attractive to investors and businesses.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Early reviews suggest a crowd-pleasing spectacle and likely box-office juggernaut.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2026
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After church service is done and all the Easter eggs have been found, gather the family for a crowd-pleasing meal that's already ready to serve.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Built around a natural mineral spring, tourists have been flocking to this charming retreat for years.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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His charming Indiana State team – led by the bespectacled and beloved cult hero Robbie Avila, better known as Cream Abdul-Jabbar – won 28 games in the regular-season, and the Missouri Valley crown.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Member’s Mark Coconut Cake has returned to the bakery just in time for Easter, delighting fans who eagerly await its annual appearance.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026
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This same story of economic reinvigoration is playing out across the nation in dozens of rural counties that have embraced renewable energy projects, delighting taxpayers, enriching county coffers and making previously unaffordable public works projects possible.—
Sophie Hartley,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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