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

With the bullet spinning faster and faster like some kind of magical incantation. — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2026

In that loud and sultry enclosure, the aspirants lined up and repeated the same information, over and over, like an incantation to open a magic door. — Taran Khan, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026

The Canadian songwriter draws from gothic Americana, psychedelic folk, and ghostly bluegrass on an album of hypnotic ballads that land like incantations. — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 16 Mar. 2026

Justin, the believer, is instantly alarmed by how these eerie tapes escalate from cute banter to ghostly crying babies and backward incantations. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026