INFATUATED Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

infatuated

adjective

Definition of infatuated

as in gone (on)

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Recent Examples of infatuated When the two meet, however, the Lord becomes infatuated with Lenore, beginning a passionate, turbulent relationship, per the book's synopsis. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026 The Army claimed McCarthy and Cohn, his chief counsel, had pressured the Army to give preferential treatment to David Schine, a McCarthy aide with whom Cohn was infatuated. — Kristen Monroe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026 Throughout his snooping and jet-setting, Pine becomes infatuated with Roper’s girlfriend Jed (Elizabeth Debicki), who eventually learns his real identity and begins to plot a way out of her toxic relationship. — Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 9 Jan. 2026 But the Emmys consistently bypassed Scrubs, more infatuated with the glamour of Sex and the City and reliability of Everybody Loves Raymond until Garden State turned Zach Braff, however momentarily, into a movie star. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 16 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for infatuated

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In a scathing Instagram post this morning, LuPone, who has long been devoted to her equally enamored gay fandom, slammed Turkey’s latest homophobic move.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 July 2026
Like us, Twain inhabited an age enamored of new technologies and dazzled by gadgetry.

— Ron Chernow, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

Definition of enamored

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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

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