Synonyms of witchcraft

witchcraft

noun

ˈwich-ˌkraft 

as in sorcery

the power to control natural forces through supernatural means

taught all of her daughters witchcraft

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sorcery
• magic
• necromancy
• witchery
• wizardry
• mojo
• thaumaturgy
• bewitchment
• enchantment
• conjuring
• devilry
• voodooism
• diablerie
• divination
• spiritualism
• alchemy
• curse
• bewitchery
• spell
• glamour
• occultism
• talisman
• amulet
• divining
• ensorcellment
• incantation
• charm
• fetish
• conjuration
• exorcism
• soothsaying
• forecasting
• phylactery
• mascot
• fortune-telling
• jinx
• prophesying
• abracadabra
• foretelling
• omen
• crystal gazing
• predicting
• hoodoo
• sortilege
• foreseeing
• hex
• periapt
• augury
• augur
• prognosticating
• presaging
• foreknowing
• hexerei

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• science

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of witchcraft

Connecticut has an association with witchcraft that’s as long and dishonorable as anything that happened in Massachusetts. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026

Helen’s famous face has been disfigured, presumably by her angry husband, Menelaus; the sorceress Circe uses her witchcraft in self-defense, seemingly as a result of traumatic encounters with men. — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

That feeling is only intensified by Xang’s under-his-breath threats and twisted meditations that come across more like free-car witchcraft. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026

Starring Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed, the film tells the story of Urbain Grandier, a 17th-century Catholic priest who was burned at the stake over accusations of witchcraft. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 22 June 2026