Synonyms of ravishing

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adjective

ˈra-vi-shiŋ 

as in beautiful

very pleasing to look at

the hotel offers rooms with a ravishing view of the ocean

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beautiful
• lovely
• gorgeous
• handsome
• attractive
• cute
• pretty
• stunning
• charming
• good
• elegant
• beauteous
• delightful
• sexy
• glorious
• comely
• likely
• good-looking
• magnificent
• aesthetic
• drop-dead
• knockout
• fetching
• perfect
• flawless
• fascinating
• goodly
• exquisite
• seemly
• hot
• taking
• superb
• fair
• alluring
• lovesome
• pleasant
• splendid
• bonny
• desirable
• well-favored
• appealing
• glamorous
• sublime
• sightly
• radiant
• resplendent
• cunning
• engaging
• delicate
• seductive
• statuesque
• prepossessing
• luscious
• dainty
• striking
• presentable
• foxy
• toothsome
• personable
• glossy
• nubile
• Junoesque
• showy
• flamboyant
• arresting
• flashy
• snazzy
• slick
• hunky
• pulchritudinous
• photogenic
• splashy
• dishy
• prettyish
• chocolate-box
• studly
• dollish
• eye-catching
• showstopping
• zingy
• telegenic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ugly
• grotesque
• hideous
• plain
• unattractive
• homely
• terrible
• unlovely
• unsightly
• unpleasing
• ghastly
• dreadful
• bad
• horrible
• abominable
• shocking
• disagreeable
• loathsome
• disgusting
• frightful
• revolting
• repulsive
• vile
• offensive
• objectionable
• repugnant
• sickening
• abhorrent
• nasty
• foul
• unhandsome
• nauseating
• unbeautiful
• repellent
• unpleasant
• uncomely
• unpretty
• unaesthetic
• ill-favored
• unappealing
• uncute
• unprepossessing
• unappetizing
• unbecoming
• unimposing
• unshapely
• frumpish
• frumpy

ravishing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of ravish

1

as in violating

to engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent

invaders guilty of murdering and ravishing villagers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• violating
• raping
• assaulting
• forcing
• date raping
• deflowering
• gang raping
• molesting
• pawing
• defiling

2

as in pleasing

to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)

travelers have long been ravished with wonder and awe by the immensity of the Great Pyramid at Giza

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pleasing
• delighting
• fascinating
• enchanting
• entrancing
• transporting
• satisfying
• enrapturing
• enthralling
• carrying away
• charming
• rapping
• rapturing
• exciting
• captivating
• knocking dead
• bewitching
• gratifying
• knocking one's socks off
• gladdening
• stirring
• exhilarating
• elating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ravishing

Adjective

The vision conceived by museum director and Chief Executive Michael Govan and architect Peter Zumthor is not perfect, and brings with it a modest set of frustrations, but as a whole, the installation registers as ravishing and bracingly fresh. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026

Monroe went from notable to notorious when, in 1952, journalist Aline Mosby first reported that a pinup calendar—featuring a ravishing blonde nude spread across red velvet—was in fact a photograph of the burgeoning star. — Joshua John Miller, Vanity Fair, 9 Apr. 2026

Verb

Returning to the Bay Area in this ravishing way after more than 30 years is a reminder that this Phantom hasn’t yet lost its bite. — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 1 June 2026

Del Toro’s dark, ravishing fantasy set in Francoist Spain — which had taken years to finance and produce, endured a brutal production and emerged from post barely in time — was the last film to screen in competition at that year’s festival. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026