witches

NOUN

person who casts spells over others

Synonyms

STRONGEST

magician

STRONG

conjurer enchanter necromancer occultist sorcerer

Example Sentences

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Angle and his team call their first product the Familiar—the term witches use for their supernatural animal companions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Here, witches are real — and so are jerks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

The original film chronicled Sally and Gillian’s quest for love while balancing their identities as witches and their familial curse.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

It’s not just entrepreneurial witches selling spells on Etsy.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

“Speak for yourself. I smell worse,” Tia said, and the two witches took off in the direction of House Hyacinth’s Grand House.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega