FASCINATED Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in charmed

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verb

past tense of fascinate

as in delighted

to attract or delight as if by magic for years the zoo's family of giant pandas have fascinated visitors

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as in enchanted

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

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as in interested

to hold the attention of the subject of artificial intelligence fascinates me

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Recent Examples of fascinated

Adjective

Growing up in the San Fernando Valley, Carrasco was always fascinated by moviemaking. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026 Dating van Gogh’s Starry Night Vincent van Gogh’s masterpiece, The Starry Night (1889), has long fascinated art lovers and scientists like. — ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026 The first few Hadamard matrices had been described in 1867, and the matrices have fascinated mathematicians ever since, with breakthroughs and new insights turning up every couple of decades or so, the most recent in 2004. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026 She was fascinated by its evolution from an FBI agent’s pursuit of a female serial killer into an unusually moving relationship between two very different women. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026 Shortly thereafter, Rubio started attending sessions, learning how songs were made and becoming fascinated by the possibility of writing not only for herself one day but for other artists as well. — Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026 Puzzle Four, on the other hand, fascinated and entertained me for a full year. — Dana MacKenzie, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026 As professors who research and teach topics related to inheritance law, we are fascinated by the Parton case. — Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 According to Johnson, Wilson was particularly fascinated by Inanna, also known as Ishtar, whose mythology includes associations with gender fluidity. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2026

Verb

Marcin Kierwiński, Poland's interior minister, said there were indications the suspect was fascinated by far-right ideology, according to Reuters. — Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026 Was that something that that fascinated you, creating a story where the main characters don’t actually understand each other? — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026 Mitchell Kohrmann was fascinated by the Cannonball record runs between New York City and Los Angeles, but decided to make things more interesting by choosing the slowest possible car. — Stephen Edelstein, The Drive, 1 Nov. 2026 On a visit to the Bargello sculpture museum in Florence, Italy, a 3-year-old friend of mine was fascinated by its statues’ naked butts. — Blake Gopnik, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026 He’s always been obsessed with historic epochs like the Civil War and World War II and fascinated with the post-war boom and the sojourns of Route 66. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 19 Oct. 2026 Kember, who grew up in a Catholic household, and Pierce, the son of a proselytizer, were fascinated by spirituality. — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026 In 2008, passionate surfer Tim Russo purchased the property, renamed it, and set out to organically grow it into a resort full of wonder where serious surfers and travelers fascinated with the surf lifestyle could vacation happily. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026 Ancient Greeks were fascinated by phallic symbols and that showed in their comedy. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fascinated

Adjective

Susanna was pleased, quite charmed, in fact, with this Platonically flavoured analysis.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Since then, Cregger has gone on one of the most charmed runs of any filmmaker in town.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of charmed

Verb

For families Families are welcomed here with a friendly, low-key attitude that has delighted kids roaming free through the open spaces.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
Susan Saint James, the Emmy-winning actress who delighted TV viewers with her light-hearted turns on The Name of the Game, McMillan & Wife and Kate & Allie before quitting at the peak of her powers, has died.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of delighted

Verb

After falling in love with one another, the pair became enchanted by wine when McCollum was playing for the Portland Trail Blazers.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2026
He is enchanted by the spinning itself, and even by his own enchantment – a spell that breaks the instant the top stops in his hand.

— Stacy Keltner, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of enchanted

Adjective

Reykjavík, Iceland – Mark Sappenfield Flipping through National Geographic as a sixth grader, senior global correspondent Mark Sappenfield became captivated by Iceland.

— Caitlin Babcock, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2026
When The Swan first aired two decades ago, in 2004, the reality makeover show captivated viewers—and horrified critics.

— Joan Kron, Allure, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of captivated

Verb

The six-episode thriller paints an eerie image of small-town life in Newfoundland, and viewers are intrigued by the mystique of the striking Canadian backdrop.

— Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2026
Both Heder and Madeley were intrigued by the juxtaposition of Heumann’s desire for movement with her paralysis forcing her to be still.

— Kristen Lopez, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of intrigued

Verb

Alongside our leads David Oyelowo and Viola Prettejohn, we’re thrilled to be bringing such a stellar ensemble cast together with our outstanding creative team.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
Few appeared to be particularly thrilled after having cast their ballots.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of thrilled

Verb

In the fall of 2025, two years after Chody’s search began, the brand reached out and proposed a collaboration—one that she’d be immersed in from every step of the way.

— Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 29 Oct. 2026
Pollard has also been immersed in surrealism and dada, fitting genres for a musician and visual artist who has a knack for bending words and images to his will — either via hallucinatory lyrics or collages that mesh realms both physical and meta.

— Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026

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