Synonyms of transfixed

transfixed

verb

past tense of transfix

as in stabbed

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object

transfixed the inanimate butterfly specimens to the collection board

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stabbed
• pierced
• punctured
• picked
• jabbed
• stuck
• impaled
• pecked
• harpooned
• spitted
• skewered
• speared
• spiked
• gored
• poked
• lanced
• pinked
• sliced
• punched
• ran through
• transpierced
• riddled
• pricked
• perforated
• spindled
• bayoneted
• thrust
• knifed
• cut
• pronged
• gimleted
• pinpricked
• piked
• dirked
• poniarded
• quilled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of transfixed

Now, instead of being mostly riveted to Mahomes, defenses figured to be transfixed by what to expect. — Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

Choi's killing transfixed many in the Asian financial hub that has a very low level of violent crime. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Eventually, he would be transfixed by the image of Erin Everly, who would be equally transfixed on the other side of the glass. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026

OpenAI’s foray into hardware has transfixed techies for more than a year, with speculation about the AI company’s forthcoming mystery gadget ranging from a smart speaker to a wearable device. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 27 July 2026

The image could be a still from a film about an alien invasion, although the ominous light almost makes the figures seem like cinemagoers transfixed by something unsettling playing out onscreen. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026

As more recordings leaked in recent days, the country was transfixed. — Kevin Sieff, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

To no one’s surprise, Bonnie is immediately transfixed by her Lilypad (voiced by Greta Lee, whose arrogant smarm effectively threads the needle between Maya Hawke’s Anxiety and Regina George’s everything else). — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 June 2026

But his case has transfixed Norway due to his ties to the heir to the throne. — Gwladys Fouche, USA Today, 15 June 2026