ENTRANCING Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

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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

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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 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

The monastery-hermitage that the Anantara Grand Hotel Convento di Amalfi lives in has peered over this endlessly entrancing Tyrrhenian view of sunsets and moonshine since the 13th century, which is priceless. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 The current members are entrancing, boasting a gorgeous blend of voices and guitar. — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Peter Flinckenberg’s lively lensing and engagement with the distinctive light conditions of the location add an entrancing glow to the proceedings. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrancing

Adjective

But his presence, his apparent delight as adults in scuba suits shoot themselves out of helicopters in pursuit of gold, is part of what makes the show so appealing.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
One of the appealing aspects of building an NFL stadium in Inglewood was the speed with which a development agreement could be assembled and approved.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of appealing

Verb

From bizarre medical tests to a mass phobia of beans, here are 14 surprising facts that reveal just how inventive, eccentric, and fascinating the ancient Greeks really were.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
The trailer promises fascinating new characters, like one man who lives on a sailboat for most of the year.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of fascinating

Adjective

The company went public in 2019 during the special-purpose acquisition company boom, boosted by its association with the charismatic Branson, who rang the New York Stock Exchange’s opening bell on the company’s trading debut.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Missy Mazzoli’s operatic adaptation of George Saunders’s novel is a charismatic, openhearted work.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of charismatic

Verb

Even the Owens family’s enchanting New England home, which the internet has spent nearly three decades foaming at the mouth over, is barely seen, as much of the film takes place overseas.

— Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2026
Practical Magic 2 has Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman enchanting a new generation of fans, but not everyone from the original cast returned for the sequel.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of enchanting

Adjective

Butner recently installed a new hot water heater and dishwasher and replaced the flooring in hopes of making the property more attractive.

— Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
For example, goldfinches, cardinals, chickadees, and other non-migratory birds seek out the attractive seedheads of black-eyed Susans.

— Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of attractive

Verb

This simple, crowd-pleasing soup came from Gail Gladding-Pullara of Oregon, Wisconsin.

— Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 27 Oct. 2026
But all that warm, crowd-pleasing material is incongruously, fascinatingly, and not so comfortably fitted inside a story about great loss.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of pleasing

Adjective

Gino, just downstairs from the hotel, is a charming Italian option.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
It’s beautifully presented on charming floral dishware, which is the perfect echo of the gardens just beyond the porch where breakfast is served.

— Heather Bien, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of charming

Verb

Irish comedian Joanne McNally was first on stage, delighting the packed house with the woes of being single and 40.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
Instead of delighting fans by paying loving homage to the movies or winning over newcomers with an exciting fresh take on the material, the show fails on both fronts, swinging wildly from one misbegotten idea to the next.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of delighting

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