hexes 1 of 2

plural of hex
1
as in witches
a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers people who used to believe that misfortune was caused by evil hexes and mischievous sprites

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
2
as in curses
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

3

hexes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of hex

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hexes
Noun
  • Prices start at just $8 in the Halloween Shop, and witches and ghosts aren’t the only things lurking in there.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In the two minute trailer (below), the death of someone close to a secret society charged with monitoring the world’s immortals, including witches and vampires, prompts the group to seek out a new recruit in the form of a young unsuspecting man, Guy Anatole (Nicholas Denton).
    Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As rocks and curses flew from the street, bullets spat from the middle window on the south side of the house.
    Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Seth was given the job to create a list of curses and a list of clean words that Steve could shout.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Other hydrangea types, like panicle and smooth, grow on new wood so they can be pruned in fall, but waiting until spring provides protection against new growth emerging during warm spells.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
  • With all the new faces, the leadership of players like Alanna Kennedy and Katie Zelem — fresh off the plane from Los Angeles after spells at Angel City — can offer a lot, given their previous WSL experience.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Brian Dunne’s terrific new album Clams Casino possesses that same kind of teleportation magic, albeit with less nostalgia and more melancholy.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Sometimes the Essex Hellhound possesses a man.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The fictional Night Raven College serves as a training ground for aspiring sorcerers, with dormitories themed around villainous icons like the Queen of Hearts, Scar, Ursula, Jafar, the Evil Queen, Hades and Maleficent.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Tracing the contours of the Rio Grande through Big Bend Ranch State Park, the River Road passes hoodoos and a dizzying overlook called the Big Hill.
    Eva Frederick, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Bryce Canyon’s Fairyland Loop presents a fairy-tale landscape of biscuity hoodoos.
    Jennifer Malloy, Outside, 1 Aug. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Hexes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hexes. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on hexes

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!