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adjective

Definition of entrancingnext
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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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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrancing
  1. appealing
  2. charismatic
  3. attractive
  4. pleasing
  5. charming
  6. enchanting
  7. transporting
  8. seductive
Adjective
  • Even after finishing 2024 higher by almost 98%, the retailer’s shares are in an appealing spot, the firm said.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Less appealing was the intermittent rotten-egg whiff from the super-heated waters of the sulfur springs.
    Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of appealing
Adjective
  • Leadership style during the excitement phase is charismatic, rallying and bold.
    Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Newcombe, known for his Salvador Dali-type mustache and charismatic personality, possessed a powerful serve that propelled him to the net with ease.
    Cindy Shmerler, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of charismatic
Adjective
  • Just before the Dallas Cowboys and Mike McCarthy decided to part ways Monday, The Athletic’s Jeff Howe polled five assistant coaches to get a pulse on the most attractive head coaching vacancies around the NFL.
    Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Aikman also contended that this is not as attractive a destination for prospective coaches as some might believe.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of attractive
Verb
  • Turn French toast into a crowd-pleasing casserole in this easy to make casserole that even the kids can help prepare.
    Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Transform olive oil and herbs into a company-pleasing bread dipping oil in five minutes or less.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of pleasing
Adjective
  • Is that his technique for charming alumni and donors?
    Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2025
  • There’s a reason why the founders of Vail, in an effort to create a charming, quintessential ski town, copied Switzerland.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of charming
Adjective
  • The tartness of cranberry, kissed with vanilla rum, is as enchanting as Elphaba's voice hitting that high note.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • What’s so enchanting and frustrating about American life is that there are so many examples of people who did work hard and did make it and achieve success.
    Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of enchanting
Verb
  • Pre-boxing make sense for storing, transporting and launching small attack drones, by the dozen or by the hundred.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • However, new planes are still coming off the line and safely transporting passengers around the world.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of transporting
Adjective
  • His seductive and affable manner of describing the essence of a budding romance in layman’s terms is inviting.
    Priscella Vega, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
  • His dark, rotting character, shrouded in shadow and amplified by an eerie soundtrack, is both terrifying and seductive.
    Robert Lang, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of seductive
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