Synonyms of spelling

spelling

verb

present participle of spell

1

as in possessing

to cast a spell on

it was as if he had spelled the public into believing his ridiculous claims

Synonyms & Similar Words

• possessing
• cursing
• striking
• charming
• enchanting
• bewitching
• hexing
• ensorcelling
• tempting
• seducing
• overlooking
• attracting
• voodooing
• fascinating
• captivating
• spellbinding
• jinxing
• mesmerizing
• enticing
• luring
• beguiling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blessing

2

as in meaning

to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind

that summertime combination of hot temperatures and equally hot tempers can spell trouble

Synonyms & Similar Words

• meaning
• signifying
• denoting
• implying
• indicating
• importing
• intending
• expressing
• suggesting
• explaining
• inferring
• mentioning
• amounting (to)
• representing
• specifying
• hinting
• intimating
• symbolizing
• pointing (to)
• symboling
• referring (to)
• connoting
• announcing
• touching (on or upon)
• adding up (to)
• signaling
• citing
• alluding (to)
• embodying
• proclaiming
• insinuating
• personifying
• designating
• elucidating
• adverting
• declaring
• epitomizing
• instancing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spelling

Yasmina spent much of her time enunciating Uz-bek-i-stan for people, spelling it out. —Joan Silber, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025

Try spelling the word customer backward. —Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025

In Pennsylvania, lawmakers have still not broken out of the impasse, spelling financial distress for schools and counties that rely particularly heavily on state funding. —Isabella Volmert, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025

Paul Simon, another New York songwriter, was also expert at making his home part of the narrative without spelling it out. —Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025