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Synonyms & Antonyms of hex
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers
- people who used to believe that misfortune was caused by evil hexes and mischievous sprites
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2
something that brings bad luck
- there seemed to be a hex on him, for all of his business ventures came to naught despite his hard work
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- hoodoo,
- Indian sign
- [chiefly British],
- jinx,
- whammy
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3
a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power
- the wizard had put a hex on the evil gnome that turned him to stone
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- abracadabra,
- bewitchment,
- charm,
- conjuration,
- enchantment,
- glamour
- (also glamor),
- incantation,
- invocation,
- spell,
- whammy
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- bewitchery,
- conjuring,
- magic,
- mojo,
- necromancy,
- sorcery,
- voodoo,
- voodooism,
- witchcraft,
- witchery,
- wizardry
- amulet,
- fetish
- (also fetich),
- phylactery,
- talisman
hex
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of hex (Entry 2 of 2)
to cast a spell on
- I think our plans have been hexed from the start—everything is going wrong
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The first known use of hex was in 1830
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