Synonyms of incantation

incantation

noun

ˌin-ˌkan-ˈtā-shən 

as in spell

a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power

hovering over the sick child, the witch doctor muttered mysterious incantations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spell
• invocation
• curse
• conjuration
• sorcery
• abracadabra
• enchantment
• bewitchment
• glamour
• magic
• whammy
• charm
• hex
• witchcraft
• voodoo
• wizardry
• cantrip
• necromancy
• jinx
• amulet
• talisman
• conjuring
• witchery
• mojo
• fetish
• phylactery
• voodooism
• bewitchery

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of incantation

On the title track, a spare arrangement slowly unfurls around James’ voice, its shifting texture and gauzy atmosphere giving his existential musings the quality of a private incantation. — Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026

Halloween Horror Nights fans will encounter demonic forces when Book of the Dead incantations are read aloud inside the newest Evil Dead haunted house coming to Universal Studios Hollywood. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 21 July 2026

The effect, when it is sung in unison by a crowd of 80,000 people, is akin to a kind of incantation. — Tom Williams, New York Times, 9 June 2026

There is a bopping, rhythmic assonance to Ginsberg’s unspooling lines, more incantation than poetry. — Literary Hub, 3 June 2026