Nearby Words
enthralled
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | captivate |
| Synonyms: | absorb, beguile, bewitch, charm, enchant, engage, enrapture, enslave, entrance, fascinate, grab, grip, hold spellbound, hook, hypnotize, intrigue, mesmerize, preoccupy, rivet, spellbind, subdue, subject, subjugate |
| Antonyms: | bore, dull, tire, turn off, weary |
| Main Entry: | captive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mentally enchanted, held |
| Synonyms: | beguiled, bewitched, charmed, delighted, enraptured, enthralled, fascinated, hypnotized, infatuated |
| Antonyms: | disillusioned, uninterested |
| Main Entry: | engrossed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | preoccupied; attentive to |
| Synonyms: | absorbed, all wound up, assiduous, bugged, busy, captivated, caught up, caught up in, consumed, deep, diligent, engaged, enthralled, fascinated, fiend for, gone*, gripped, head over heels, heavily into, hooked, hung up, immersed, industrious, intent, into*, intrigued, lost, monopolized, occupied, rapt, really into, riveted, sedulous, submerged, taken up with, tied up, turned on, up to here in, wrapped up |
| Antonyms: | bored, disenthralled, disinterested, ignoring, inattentive, oblivious, uncaring, uninterested, unoccupied |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fascinated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | captivated, spellbound |
| Synonyms: | absorbed, aroused, attracted, beguiled, bewitched, charmed, dazzled, delighted, enamored, enchanted, engrossed, enraptured, enthralled, enticed, entranced, excited, fond of, hypnotized, in love with, infatuated, intoxicated, mesmerized, overpowered, seduced, sent, smitten, sold on, stuck on, tantalized, thrilled, titillated, transfixed, transported, under a spell |
| Antonyms: | bored, disenchanted, disenthralled, disinterested, repulsed, tired, uninterested |
| Main Entry: | possessed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bewitched; under a spell |
| Synonyms: | bedeviled, berserk*, consumed, crazed, cursed, demented, enchanted, enthralled, fiendish, frenetic, frenzied, gone*, haunted, hooked, insane, into*, mad*, obsessed, raving, taken over, violent |
| Antonyms: | normal |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rapt |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | absorbed, fascinated |
| Synonyms: | absent, absent-minded, abstracted, beguiled, bewitched, blissful, busy, captivated, carried away, caught up in, charmed, daydreaming, deep*, delighted, dreaming, ecstatic, employed, enamored, engaged, engrossed, enraptured, enthralled, entranced, gripped, happy, held, hung up, hypnotized, immersed, inattentive, intent, involved, lost, oblivious, occupied, overwhelmed, preoccupied, rapturous, ravished, spellbound, taken, transported, unconscious, wrapped, wrapped up |
| Notes: | rapt means deeply moved or wholly absorbed as in thought; wrapped means enclosed securely in a covering of paper or the like |
| Antonyms: | disenchanted, repulsed, turned off |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | spellbound |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enchanted, fascinated |
| Synonyms: | agape, amazed, bemused, bewildered, bewitched, breathless, captivated, caught up, charmed, enthralled, gripped, held, hooked, mesmerized, open-mouthed, petrified, possessed, rapt, transfixed, transported, under a spell |
| Antonyms: | disenchanted, disinterested |
| Main Entry: | entertained |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | diverted |
| Synonyms: | amused, beguiled, charmed, cheered, delighted, engrossed, enjoying oneself, enthralled, entranced, exhilarated, happy, having fun, interested, occupied, pleased, relaxed, tickled, transported |
| Antonyms: | bored, depressed, irritated |
| Main Entry: | attract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | draw attention |
| Synonyms: | allure, appeal to, bait, beckon, beguile, bewitch, bring, captivate, charm, come on, court, drag, draw, enchant, endear, engage, enthrall, entice, entrance, exert influence, fascinate, freak out, give the come-on, go over big, grab, hook, induce, interest, intrigue, inveigle, invite, kill, knock dead, knock out, lure, magnetize, make a hit with, mousetrap, pull, rope in, score, seduce, send*, slay, solicit, spellbind, steer, suck in, sweep off one's feet, tempt, turn on, vamp, wile, wow* |
| Antonyms: | repel, repulse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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