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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | enchant |
| Synonyms: | allure, attract, bewitch, captivate, charm, delight, draw, enrapture, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, hold, hypnotize, magnetize, mesmerize, overjoy, please, spellbind, trance, transport |
| Antonyms: | disenchant, repulse, turn off |
| Main Entry: | seduce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | entice sexually |
| Synonyms: | allure, attract, beguile, captivate, charm, come on to, enamour, entrance, sweep off one's feet, tempt |
| Main Entry: | tempt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lure, entice |
| Synonyms: | allure, appeal to, attract, bait, butter up, captivate, charm, coax, court, dare, decoy, draw, draw out, entrap, fascinate, honey*, hook*, incite, induce, influence, instigate, intrigue, inveigle, invite, lead on, make mouth water, motivate, mousetrap, move, oil, persuade, play up to, promote, provoke, risk, rouse, seduce, solicit, stimulate, tantalize, test, train, try, turn one's head, wheedle, whet, woo* |
| Antonyms: | discourage, repulse, turn off |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | transfix |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold one's attention |
| Synonyms: | bewitch, captivate, enchant, engross, fascinate, hold, hypnotize, mesmerize, palsy, paralyze, petrify, rivet, root, spellbind, stop in one's tracks, stop one dead, stun |
| Antonyms: | bore, look away |
| Main Entry: | turn on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | excite, please |
| Synonyms: | arouse, attract, captivate, enchant, get started, initiate, introduce, show, stimulate, stir up, thrill, titillate, work up |
| Antonyms: | disenchant, disgust, displease, turn off |
| Main Entry: | enwrap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wrap |
| Synonyms: | absorb, captivate, cloak, consume, drape, embosom, embrace, enclose, enfold, engage, engross, enshroud, enthrall, envelop, fascinate, immerse, infold, involve, shroud, soak, swaddle, swathe, veil, wrap up |
| Main Entry: | spellbind |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | charm |
| Synonyms: | allure, attract, beguile, bewitch, cajole, captivate, delight, draw, enamor, enchant, enrapture, ensorcell, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, grab*, hex, hypnotize, inveigle, kill*, knock dead, knock out, magnetize, mesmerize, please, possess, put under a spell, send*, slay, spell*, sweep off feet, take*, tickle, tickle pink, transport, turn on, vamp, voodoo, wile, win, win over, witch, wow* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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| Concept: | Content. |
| Category: | 1. Passive Affections |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
content, contentment, contentedness; complacency, satisfaction, entire satisfaction, ease, heart's ease, peace of mind; serenity; cheerfulness; ray of comfort; comfort (well- being) [more]., reconciliation; resignation (patience)., waiter on Providence.
-verbs
be content; rest satisfied, rest and be thankful; take the good the gods provide, let well alone, feel oneself at home, hug oneself, lay the flattering unction to one's soul., take up with, take in good part; assent; be reconciled to, make one's peace with; get over it; take heart, take comfort; put up with (bear)., render content; set at ease, comfort; set one's heart at ease, set one's mind at ease, set one's heart at rest, set one's mind at rest; speak peace; conciliate, reconcile, win over, propitiate, disarm, beguile; content, satisfy; gratify., be tolerated; go down, go down with; do.
-adjectives
content, contented; satisfied; at ease, at one's ease, at home; with the mind at ease, sans souci, sine cura, easygoing, not particular; conciliatory; unrepining, of good comfort; resigned (patient); cheerful., unafflicted, unvexed, unmolested, unplagued; serene; at rest, snug, comfortable; in one's element., satisfactory, tolerable.
-adverbs
to one's heart's content; a la bonne heure; all for the best.
-phrases
nothing comes amiss.
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| Antonyms: | discontent |
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