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beguiles

VERB

fool

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deceive entice mislead seduce

STRONG

betray bluff burn cheat chisel con delude dupe exploit have hoodwink jockey juggle lure manipulate play rook scam shave snow stick take trick

WEAK

double-cross finesse flimflam impose on play for a sucker rope in string along suck in take in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

turn off

STRONG

be honest disenchant give offer refuse repulse

VERB

charm

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amuse engross entertain entice seduce tickle wow

STRONG

attract cheer delight distract divert lure occupy send slay solace vamp

WEAK

knock dead knock out sweep off one's feet tickle pink tickle to death turn on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bore forget reject repulse tire turn away turn off

STRONG

depress dissuade trouble upset

Example Sentences

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In “Autumn Meeting,” a Budapest seductress beguiles an out-of-work jockey with romantic tales of love spurned.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

It’s an idea that always beguiles but never delivers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2024

You need a thing that beguiles its way into people’s lives and then beguiles them into becoming programmers.

From The Verge • Mar. 8, 2022

This movie — the story of how she returns home — beguiles and fascinates on several levels.

From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2020

Her gesture, motion and her smiles Her wit, her voice my heart beguiles, Beguiles my heart, I know not why, And yet I love her till I die.

From Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)