ENTRANCED Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in charmed

being or appearing to be under a magic spell a striking beauty who was accustomed to having entranced and tongue-tied young suitors

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as in ecstatic

experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion the entranced look on her face as she danced at the ball

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verb

past tense of entrance

as in delighted

to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight) a production of The Nutcracker ballet that will entrance audiences

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Recent Examples of entranced

Adjective

Onscreen, his hands floated slowly across a sheet of paper, an entranced expression on his face. — Thessaly La Force, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 Pictures of birthday cakes, hospital visits, church functions, and target practice sessions sit beside snaps of a levitating water can, a flying briefcase, or an entranced friend. — Shannon Taggart, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026 Bay Area News Group After growing up in Baguio City in the Philippines, where dessert often meant treats like fresh mangoes, sticky rice or coconut candy, Elisa Sunga became entranced with baked desserts like cakes when her family moved to Antioch, in the East Bay area, in 2001. — Kate Bradshaw, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026

Verb

He’s entranced by his discovery even though there appears to be some kind of ominous presence stalking the space, too, never quite caught on-camera. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 May 2026 As the story builds toward a violent showdown between the mourners and the town, the reader will be entranced by its surreal language and bizarre logic. — Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 29 May 2026 The kids, entranced by their phones and tablets, don’t meet up anymore to play dress-up dolls, kick a ball around, or even just talk—not with whole virtual worlds and endless distractions at their eager little fingertips. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 19 June 2026 For those discerning shoppers entranced not by fresh-off-the-runway finds (too common, too mass-produced), but, instead, garments with history and legacy embedded in their seams, these are holy grails. — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 11 June 2026 Those couple of weeks of the knockout rounds at Germany 2006 were like a holiday romance, where Zidane and France were entranced with one another. — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 31 May 2026 Remember flipping through your cable channels and suddenly becoming entranced by someone hawking must-have knives or jewelry on QVC? — Amanda Mull, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026 When the British artist Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s work was exhibited at the New Museum in 2017, viewers were entranced by the way her paintings reflected the deep solitude of each of her subjects. — Lovia Gyarkye, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026 Kids might be more entranced by the family-friendly Resort Pool and Winding River, the activities at the Reef Rangers Club, and the 500,000-gallon Under the Sea Lagoon that’s home to stingrays, reef fish, and Aldabra tortoises. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 30 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for entranced

Adjective

Across this charmed Knicks run, not many public flowers have been tossed Thibodeau’s way from his former team.

— Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Mary Janes gives the same charmed effect as flats, only with more arch support.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 6 June 2026

Definition of charmed

Adjective

Many of the fans were ecstatic to see their home team come to their town.

— PJ Green July 1, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
The ecstatic scenes across the country after a Mexico win, most notably in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey, the three host cities, paint the picture of a nation spellbound by its football team.

— Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of ecstatic

Verb

This lighthearted cameo delighted longtime fans and underscored that, while the late-night institution has closed, Colbert himself isn't disappearing from the spotlight anytime soon.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 30 June 2026
The role required an actor fluent in Russian and English, a detail that delighted Kharlamova.

— Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 26 June 2026

Definition of delighted

Adjective

In the novel, Barbie is enrolled at Swancrest Academy, an enchanted school in Heartland where, upon graduation, she will be granted a Fate to help her through life.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Cottage gardens are filled with charming, whimsical, and natural elements, creating an enchanted look.

— Jane Kim, The Spruce, 30 May 2026

Definition of enchanted

Adjective

One of the greatest joys of my life was watching my favourite uncle, a big, mighty chieftain visiting from my family’s little kingdom in Nigeria, watching The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre absolutely enraptured.

— Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 June 2026
The enraptured bridge takes it from exceptional to masterful.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026

Definition of enraptured

Verb

The naturalist George Forster was fascinated by plants and animals, but he was also driven by a passionate belief in the rights of all people regardless of race, gender, or social status.

— The New York Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
Denby, as a critic, was fascinated by the great dancer Vaslav Nijinsky, as much for his expressions as for his torso, arms, or legs.

— Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Definition of fascinated

Adjective

That number is not a magic line, but a practical ceiling beyond which telescope losses begin to resemble other major technical disruptions.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
This super-simple dessert performs a delicious magic trick in the oven—the berries sink and the topping rises, yielding a stunning summery treat.

— Brennan Long, Southern Living, 3 July 2026

Definition of magic

Adjective

Ureña, a 22-year-old right-hander who has emerged as another potential ace, speaks of Soriano with a giddy amusement mixed with a solemn respect for how the starter has survived in the big leagues.

— Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
For now, the stock market and the credit market are telling slightly different stories about the same companies, one giddy and one wary.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

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