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fascinate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of fascinate

1 to attract or delight as if by magic

  • for years the zooʼs family of giant pandas have fascinated visitors
Synonyms of fascinate

allure, beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, kill, magnetize, wile, witch [archaic]
Words Related to fascinate

disarm, draw, entice, lure, pull, seduce, tempt

delight, gratify, please

arrest, enrapture, enthrall (or enthral), entrance

appeal (to), interest, intrigue

beckon, court, invite, solicit, woo
Near Antonyms of fascinate

disgust, offend, repel, revolt

annoy, displease, irk

bore, tire, weary

2 to hold the attention of as if by a spell

  • I can gaze at the sea for hours, fascinated by the never-ending waves crashing upon the shore
Synonyms of fascinate

arrest, bedazzle, catch up, enchant, enthrall (or enthral), grip, hypnotize, mesmerize, spellbind
Words Related to fascinate

enrapture, entrance, thrill

beguile, bewitch, charm

absorb, engage, engross, involve

3 to hold the attention of

  • the subject of artificial intelligence fascinates me
Synonyms of fascinate

absorb, bemuse, busy, catch up, engage, engross, enthrall (or enthral), enwrap, grip, immerse, interest, intrigue, involve, occupy
Words Related to fascinate

allure, attract, beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, obsess

hypnotize, mesmerize

distract, preoccupy

hog, monopolize
Phrases Synonymous with fascinate

catch one's eye
Near Antonyms of fascinate

bore, jade, pall, tire, weary

Synonym Discussion of fascinate

attract, allure, charm, captivate, fascinate, enchant mean to draw another by exerting a powerful influence. attract applies to any degree or kind of ability to exert influence over another.
    • students attracted by the school's locale
allure implies an enticing by what is fair, pleasing, or seductive.
    • an alluring smile
charm implies the power of casting a spell over the person or thing affected and so compelling a response
    • charmed by their hospitality
, but it may, like captivate, suggest no more than evoking delight or admiration.
    • her performances captivated audiences
fascinate suggests a magical influence and tends to stress the ineffectiveness of attempts to resist.
    • a story that continues to fascinate children
enchant is perhaps the strongest of these terms in stressing the appeal of the agent and the degree of delight evoked in the subject.
    • hopelessly enchanted by her beauty

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