Synonyms of sorceresses

sorceresses

noun

plural of sorceress

as in witches

a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers

asked the sorceress to cast an evil spell over the village

Synonyms & Similar Words

• witches
• sorcerers
• hags
• magicians
• wizards
• warlocks
• enchantresses
• enchanters
• necromancers
• charmers
• hexes
• conjurers
• voodoos
• voodooists

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sorceresses

Decades before portraying one of literature’s greatest sorceresses in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, Samantha Morton was a magician’s assistant. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026

But unlike Odysseus, who survives being waylaid by giants, sorceresses, nymphs, and numerous other distractions, Nolan himself becomes dragged down by the details of his Odyssey. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 July 2026

The British filmmaker has assembled an eclectic cast to play the heroes and goddesses, sorceresses and swineherds. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 July 2026

Meg Foster originated the live-action role of Evil Lyn — one of Skeletor's sinister sorceresses — in the 1987 movie. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026

Back at Montecalvo — where the surviving sorceresses are still picking up the pieces after the battle with Vilgefortz — things are calmer, though the stakes are arguably even higher. — Scott Meslow, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025