CHARMING Synonyms: 166 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈchär-miŋ

Definition of charming

as in charismatic

having an often mysterious or magical power to attract a charming man who had no problem winning women's hearts

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charming

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noun

as in seduction

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charming

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verb

present participle of charm

as in fascinating

to attract or delight as if by magic a quaint seaside village that charms all who visit it

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as in possessing

to cast a spell on in one version of the tale, it is a vengeful fairy who charms Sleeping Beauty so that she falls into a sleep for a hundred years

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blessing

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Recent Examples of charming

Adjective

Several years ago, while dropping her son off at a friend’s house in Studio City, Sam Donnelly fell in love with the charming neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley. — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 Here, his clumsy, winky, affected, and self-undercutting direction can’t even work the charming Jenna Ortega to a great performance, as her Klara is flattened into a bundle of manic pixie mannerisms both physical and verbal. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026

Noun

Keep reading for more of our favorite charming finds below—all under $30. — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2026

Verb

Secretary of State Marco Rubio‘s success in charming the Washington press corps this week has moved prediction markets, with Kalshi now showing the Florida Republican as the most likely candidate to win the 2028 presidential election. — Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 7 May 2026 Her suggestion is that Mike try to repair his mistake by charming the guests and asking them not to say anything to Tyler. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for charming

Recent Examples of Synonyms for charming

Adjective

Dyrholm plays the charismatic leader Ruth Evensen (now Ruth Kristiansen) who led Fathers House since the 1990s until its official closure as a religious congregation in 2013.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
Getting support for measures to save charismatic species can be easier than for others, however.

— David Ginsburg, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of charismatic

Noun

Neill performed the same From Russia With Love seduction scene Brolin had tackled four years earlier.

— Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
With eight episodes featuring Williams alongside Carrie-Anne Moss, Clark Backo, Noah Reid, and more, fans are in for secrets, seduction, folklore, and the supernatural.

— Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of seduction

Verb

From bizarre medical tests to a mass phobia of beans, here are 14 surprising facts that reveal just how inventive, eccentric, and fascinating the ancient Greeks really were.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
The trailer promises fascinating new characters, like one man who lives on a sailboat for most of the year.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of fascinating

Verb

Mark Salling, who played Noah Puckerman, died at 35 in 2018 in what appeared to be a suicide after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography.

— Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
Zachary Christian Cooper, 22, of Boyd was arrested by Department of Public Safety investigators Thursday morning at the Rhome Fire Department, on allegations of online solicitation of a minor and possessing child pornography.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of possessing

Adjective

But his presence, his apparent delight as adults in scuba suits shoot themselves out of helicopters in pursuit of gold, is part of what makes the show so appealing.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
One of the appealing aspects of building an NFL stadium in Inglewood was the speed with which a development agreement could be assembled and approved.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of appealing

Noun

Bradley Beal, DeMar DeRozan, Donovan Mitchell, Damian Lillard and Kevin Durant — twice — all have been linked to Heat pursuits in recent years, none of the wooing reaching fruition.

— Greg Cote January 30, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
And Mike's wooing was not initially reciprocated – Claire was married, divorcing her first husband, Rachel and Dayna's father, when Dayna was a baby.

— Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 18 Dec. 2025

Definition of wooing

Verb

Even the Owens family’s enchanting New England home, which the internet has spent nearly three decades foaming at the mouth over, is barely seen, as much of the film takes place overseas.

— Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2026
Practical Magic 2 has Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman enchanting a new generation of fans, but not everyone from the original cast returned for the sequel.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of enchanting

Verb

Its origins lie in the real persecution of Urbain Grandier, a priest in 17th-century France accused of bewitching a convent of nuns.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
This promo includes the very plush Russell storage bed in a bewitching dusty lilac velvet.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026

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