Synonyms of witches

witches 1 of 2

noun

plural of witch

1

as in sorcerers

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 & Similar Words

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

2

as in hags

a mean or ugly old woman

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hags
• crones
• shrews
• carlines
• trots
• hellcats
• beldams
• harpies
• viragoes

3

as in mages

a person skilled in using supernatural forces

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sorcerers
• mages
• magicians
• wizards
• warlocks
• necromancers
• conjurers
• enchanters
• magi
• charmers
• shamans
• Magians
• voodoos
• sorceresses
• hags
• voodooists
• occultists
• prophets
• diviners
• enchantresses
• seers
• soothsayers
• witch doctors
• fortune-tellers
• medicine men
• exorcists
• hexes
• wonder-workers
• thaumaturges
• theurgists
• prognosticators
• thaumaturgists
• shamanists
• crystal gazers
• foreseers
• mediums
• prophesiers
• exorcisers

witches

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of witch, archaic

as in charms

to attract or delight as if by magic

the woman did witch me with her gentle smile

Synonyms & Similar Words

• charms
• fascinates
• delights
• enchants
• entices
• interests
• kills
• intrigues
• lures
• seduces
• pleases
• bewitches
• wiles
• tempts
• captivates
• beguiles
• draws
• magnetizes
• allures
• appeals (to)
• arrests
• pulls
• woos
• entrances
• courts
• disarms
• gratifies
• invites
• beckons
• enraptures
• enthralls
• solicits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• offends
• repels
• annoys
• disgusts
• tires
• revolts
• bores
• displeases
• irks
• wearies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of witches

Noun

Images of shape-shifting witches and cursed doors blur the lines between reality and the twins’ childlike imagination. — Jude Noel, Pitchfork, 22 July 2026

Along the way, Odysseus crosses paths with gods like Zeus, Athena, and Poseidon, as well as monsters, witches, sirens, and other mythical beings, all of whom shape his long, winding journey from Troy to Ithaca. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026

Terrifying witches who bewitch unsuspecting travelers with cursed meat. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Fortunately, Bagley’s cast doesn’t hold back in this slight but fun effort that features witches, zombies and other underground dwellers. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

For Szabo’s freaky, compact masterpiece is not explicitly about witches. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 July 2026

Sarah Paulson will return as Cordelia Goode, the Supreme of the New Orleans witches. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 30 June 2026

Produced by Diablo Cody, Forbidden Fruits stars Lili Reinhart as Apple, the leader of a cult of witches in a Texas shopping mall. — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 26 June 2026

Conjuring Nightfall For the witches and lovers of nostalgic decor, look no further than the Conjuring Nightfall collection. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2026

Verb

Last year, Kardashians decorations took a spookier turn, with the reality star’s house being decorated with creepy floating ghosts, witches brooms and piles of pumpkins in shades of traditional orange — plus green, white and hues of brown — and covered in sprawling vines. — Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025

Are the owners actually witches? — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025