Spellbound Synonyms and Antonyms

spĕlbound
To compel, as the attention, interest, or imagination, of
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. grabbed
  2. transfixed
  3. riveted
  4. mesmerized
  5. held
  6. gripped
  7. fascinated
  8. enthralled
  9. arrested
To render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. entranced
  2. witched
  3. gripped
  4. spelt
  5. transfixed
  6. enthralled
  7. enchanted
  8. charmed
  9. bewitched
  10. fascinated
Attract strongly, as if with a magnet
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. bewitched
  2. mesmerized
  3. magnetized

Words Related to Spellbound

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. excited
  2. barbarella
  3. funhouse

Spellbound Sentence Examples

  • We remained spellbound, not even bothering to check our notes as his accuracy became apparent.

  • This time I was held spellbound for two hours.

  • Until the Restoration of 1640 the stage remained spellbound by the Spaniards, and when a court once more came to Lisbon it preferred Italian opera, French plays, and zarzuelas to dramatic performances in the vernacular, with the result that both Portuguese authors and actors of repute disappeared.

  • Children adore her and sit spellbound as she performs her magic.

  • They were sitting around the dining room table, spellbound as Fred gave witness to past purchases and profits.

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