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be captivated by

VERB

fancy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

care for crave

STRONG

approve desire endorse favor like prefer relish sanction

WEAK

be attracted to be enamored of be in love with crazy about dream of fall for long for lust after mad for set one's heart on take a liking to take to wild for wish for yearn for

Antonyms

STRONG

disapprove dislike hate oppose refuse reject

VERB

love

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admire care for cherish choose go for prefer prize treasure worship

STRONG

adulate canonize deify esteem exalt fancy glorify idolize venerate

WEAK

be attached to be crazy about be enamored of be enchanted by be fascinated with be fond of be in love with delight in dote on fall for gone on have affection for have it bad hold dear hold high long for lose one's heart to put on pedestal think the world of thrive with wild for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

despise dislike hate not care

STRONG

castigate condemn criticize debase degrade humiliate lower mock

WEAK

abstain scorn

Example Sentences

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It is hard not to be captivated by his presence throughout this hugely satisfying book, from its explosive opening to its bittersweet end.

From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2023

Those watching that day could not help but be captivated by her.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2022

I came to be captivated by these uncanny orbs, which, in terms of their classification, occupy a boundary zone between stars and planets.

From Scientific American • Aug. 16, 2021

It is not hard to be captivated by Jérémy Doku.

From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2021

I pretend to be captivated by something way off in the distance as I pass by Bob at the gold mine, careful not to make eye contact with him.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling

be captivated by

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