fascinate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of FASCINATE

to attract or delight as if by magic <for years the zoo's family of giant pandas have fascinated visitors>

Synonyms allure, beguile, bewitch, captivate, enchant, fascinate, kill, magnetize, wile, witch [archaic]

Related Words disarm, draw, entice, lure, pull, seduce, tempt; delight, gratify, please; arrest, enrapture, enthrall (or enthral), entrance; appeal (to), interest, intrigue; beckon, court, invite, solicit, woo

Near Antonyms disgust, offend, repel, revolt; annoy, displease, irk; bore, tire, weary

to hold the attention of as if by a spell <I can gaze at the sea for hours, fascinated by the never-ending waves crashing upon the shore>

Synonyms arrest, bedazzle, catch up, enchant, fascinate, grip, hypnotize, mesmerize, spellbind

Related Words enrapture, entrance, thrill; beguile, bewitch, charm; absorb, engage, engross, involve

to hold the attention of <the subject of artificial intelligence fascinates me>

Synonyms absorb, bemuse, busy, catch up, engross, enthrall (or enthral), enwrap, fascinate, grip, immerse, interest, intrigue, involve, occupy

Related Words allure, attract, beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, obsess; hypnotize, mesmerize; distract, preoccupy; hog, monopolize

Near Antonyms bore, jade, pall, tire, weary

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