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infatuated
[v. in-fach-oo-eyt; adj., n. in-fach-oo-it, -eyt] 
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infatuated
[v. in-fach-oo-eyt; adj., n. in-fach-oo-it, -eyt]
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in love with; obsessed |
| Synonyms: | beguiled, besotted, bewitched, captivated, carried away, charmed, crazy about, enamored, enraptured, far gone on, fascinated, foolish, inflamed, intoxicated, possessed, seduced, silly*, smitten, spellbound, under a spell |
| Antonyms: | despising, disenchanted, hating |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | captivate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attract, enchant |
| Synonyms: | allure, beguile, bewitch, charm, dazzle, delight, draw, enamour, enrapture, enslave, ensnare, entertain, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, gratify, grip, hold, hook, hypnotize, infatuate, intrigue, lure, magnetize, make a hit with, mesmerize, please, rope in, seduce, spellbind, sweep off one's feet, take, turn one on, vamp, wile, win |
| Antonyms: | disgust, disillusion, offend, repel, repulse |
| 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: | craze |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make insane |
| Synonyms: | bewilder, confuse, dement, derange, distemper, distract, drive mad, enrage, frenzy, infatuate, inflame, madden, unbalance, unhinge |
| Antonyms: | balance, clear up, steady |
| Main Entry: | enamor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fascinate, captivate |
| Synonyms: | attract, bewitch, charm, enchant, endear, enrapture, enthrall, entice, entrance, fall in love with, grab, infatuate, make hit with, please, slay, sweep off feet, turn on |
| Antonyms: | dislike, hate |
| Main Entry: | enamored |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in love |
| Synonyms: | amorous, attracted, besotted, bewitched, captivated, charmed, crazy about, devoted, dotty, enchanted, enraptured, entranced, fascinated, fond, gone*, has a thing about, hooked, infatuated, loving, nuts about, silly about, smitten, stuck on, swept off one's feet, taken, wild about |
| Antonyms: | disliked, hated |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fanatical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | overenthusiastic |
| Synonyms: | biased, bigoted, bugged, burning*, contumacious, credulous, devoted, dogmatic, domineering, enthusiastic, erratic, extreme, fervent, feverish, fiery, frenzied, headstrong, high on, immoderate, impassioned, impulsive, incorrigible, infatuated, mad, monomaniacal, narrow-minded, nuts for, obsessed, obsessive, obstinate, opinionated, partial, partisan, passionate, possessed, prejudiced, rabid, radical, raving, single-minded, stubborn, turned on, unruly, violent, visionary, wild, willful, zealous |
| Antonyms: | disinterested, dispassionate, impartial, unenthusiastic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fascinate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | captivate, hold spellbound |
| Synonyms: | absorb, allure, animate, arouse, attach, attract, beguile, bewitch, charm, compel, delight, draw, enamor, enchant, engage, engross, enrapture, enslave, ensnare, enthrall, entice, entrance, excite, fire, gladden, hypnotize, infatuate, interest, intoxicate, intrigue, invite, kindle, lure, mesmerize, overpower, overwhelm, pique, please, provoke, ravish, rivet, seduce, spellbind, stimulate, stir, subdue, tantalize, tempt, thrill, titillate, transfix, transport, win |
| Antonyms: | bore, disenchant, disenthrall, disinterest, repel, tire |
| 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 |
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