Synonyms of fascination

fascination

noun

ˌfa-sə-ˈnā-shən 

as in appeal

the power of irresistible attraction

the fascination that the subject of dinosaurs has for most children

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appeal
• attractiveness
• charm
• attraction
• allure
• glamour
• seductiveness
• captivation
• sweetness
• magnetism
• magic
• charisma
• enchantment
• desirability
• pizzazz
• witchery
• force field
• seduction
• animal magnetism
• oomph
• desirableness
• duende
• lure
• allurement
• delightfulness
• pleasantness
• niceness
• agreeableness
• sex appeal
• call
• pleasingness
• darlingness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repulsion
• repulsiveness
• unpleasantness
• offensiveness
• disagreeableness
• distastefulness
• obnoxiousness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fascination

One fascination of this brave book—brave in its disclosures but more so in its demands, its spiritual rigor, and its ardent intellectualism—lies in watching the eloquent, intelligent sufferer steadily entrapping herself. — James Wood, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

For Czech developer David Konecny, Dreadline Express brings together a lifelong fascination with trains, psychological horror, and stories shaped by difficult choices. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2026

His attention drifts towards intimate details – the bare armpit, the small hollow at the base of Rafael’s neck – and the music follows him into this increasingly private, almost obsessive fascination. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

But spectators may come for the theater of death itself, drawn by fascination with what human beings can do to one another. — Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026