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witch

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of witch

1 a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers

  • the 17th-century house had once belonged to a woman who was hanged as a witch
Synonyms of witch

enchantress, hag, hex, sorceress
Words Related to witch

charmer, conjurer (or conjuror), enchanter, necromancer, voodoo, voodooist

magician, sorcerer, warlock, wizard

2 a mean or ugly old woman

  • a foul-tempered old witch who is constantly at odds with her neighbors
Synonyms of witch

beldam (or beldame), carline (or carlin) [chiefly Scottish], crone, hag, hellcat, trot
Words Related to witch

harpy, shrew, virago

3 a person skilled in using supernatural forces

  • freakish storms that were once thought to be the work of witches
Synonyms of witch

charmer, conjurer (or conjuror), enchanter, mage, Magian, magician, magus, necromancer, sorcerer, voodoo, voodooist, wizard
Words Related to witch

enchantress, hag, hex, sorceress

warlock

occultist

thaumaturge, thaumaturgist, theurgist, wonder-worker

medicine man, shaman, shamanist, witch doctor

crystal gazer, diviner, foreseer, fortune-teller, prognosticator, prophesier, prophet, seer, soothsayer

medium

exorciser, exorcist

witch

verb , archaic

Synonyms and Antonyms of witch

to attract or delight as if by magic

  • the woman did witch me with her gentle smile
Synonyms of witch

allure, beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate, kill, magnetize, wile
Words Related to witch

disarm, draw, entice, lure, pull, seduce, tempt

delight, gratify, please

arrest, enrapture, enthrall (or enthral), entrance

appeal (to), interest, intrigue

beckon, court, invite, solicit, woo
Near Antonyms of witch

disgust, offend, repel, revolt

annoy, displease, irk

bore, tire, weary

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