as in charmed
being or appearing to be under a magic spell
the bewitched princess who could be awakened only by a kiss from the prince destined to be her husband
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as in possessed
to cast a spell on
a Wiccan who believes that it is indeed possible to bewitch someone
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as in fascinated
to attract or delight as if by magic
an animated film that bewitches children and adults alike
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Recent Examples of bewitched
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
18 May 2026
The kind of public living room, knitted into the social fabric of Powell’s native Dublin, that so bewitched Mester during their transatlantic courtship.
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The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
With a starry coven assembled, make no mistake, this Disney+ series will leave you bewitched, bothered, and Hahn-obsessed.
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Ew Staff Published,
EW.com,
20 Sep. 2024
The All Souls trilogy by Deborah Harkness serves as the inspiration for this show, which follows a historian who discovers a bewitched manuscript during a trip to the library.
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Samantha Olson,
Seventeen,
17 Mar. 2023
And the bewitched fairy queen Titania and pompous actor Bottom, who Puck temporarily transforms into a donkey, exhibit their spellbound attraction with a wacky twerk-and-grind dance.
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Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Aug. 2022
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
26 June 2026
Born Dan Wherrett in Lacey, Washington, the producer initially moved to Seattle to study design, but was bewitched by the world of electronic music.
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Katie Bain,
Billboard,
29 Mar. 2026
There are people who said that my mom had bewitched my father, because my mother is from a different ethnic community from my dad.
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Marc Silver,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
While skipping school to watch TV one afternoon, he was bewitched by a Hollywood Presents broadcast of a classic silent film.
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Sammy Loren,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
Kingsley, an acting legend thanks to his Oscar-winning performance in Gandhi, later dived so deep into a scene from episode three that the crowd, bewitched by witnessing the actor’s process, erupted into applause.
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Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Jan. 2026
Arteta is bewitched by his countryman’s talent and just wants more of it to come to the fore.
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Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
And the defenders are just bewitched by this shift of the weight.
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Jon Wertheim,
CBS News,
1 Dec. 2025
Somehow, Americans of most stripes seemed bewitched by this messaging that the elites were pulling a fast one over on The Forgotten Man.
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Philip Elliott,
Time,
18 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Navarrette plays the bewitched Nikki as a raw nerve, a woman whose unnatural devotion to her boyfriend has her swinging between terrifying extremes.
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Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
18 May 2026
The kind of public living room, knitted into the social fabric of Powell’s native Dublin, that so bewitched Mester during their transatlantic courtship.
—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
With a starry coven assembled, make no mistake, this Disney+ series will leave you bewitched, bothered, and Hahn-obsessed.
—
Ew Staff Published,
EW.com,
20 Sep. 2024
The All Souls trilogy by Deborah Harkness serves as the inspiration for this show, which follows a historian who discovers a bewitched manuscript during a trip to the library.
—
Samantha Olson,
Seventeen,
17 Mar. 2023
And the bewitched fairy queen Titania and pompous actor Bottom, who Puck temporarily transforms into a donkey, exhibit their spellbound attraction with a wacky twerk-and-grind dance.
—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Aug. 2022
Verb
Eerie in a way that feels more seductive than scary, the film isn’t bewitched by its demons so much as the process of transubstantiation by which a (self)tortured young woman can transform them into grace.
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David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
26 June 2026
Born Dan Wherrett in Lacey, Washington, the producer initially moved to Seattle to study design, but was bewitched by the world of electronic music.
—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
29 Mar. 2026
There are people who said that my mom had bewitched my father, because my mother is from a different ethnic community from my dad.
—
Marc Silver,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
While skipping school to watch TV one afternoon, he was bewitched by a Hollywood Presents broadcast of a classic silent film.
—
Sammy Loren,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
Kingsley, an acting legend thanks to his Oscar-winning performance in Gandhi, later dived so deep into a scene from episode three that the crowd, bewitched by witnessing the actor’s process, erupted into applause.
—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Jan. 2026
Arteta is bewitched by his countryman’s talent and just wants more of it to come to the fore.
—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
And the defenders are just bewitched by this shift of the weight.
—
Jon Wertheim,
CBS News,
1 Dec. 2025
Somehow, Americans of most stripes seemed bewitched by this messaging that the elites were pulling a fast one over on The Forgotten Man.
—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
18 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bewitched
Adjective
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Across this charmed Knicks run, not many public flowers have been tossed Thibodeau’s way from his former team.
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Mary Janes gives the same charmed effect as flats, only with more arch support.
Verb
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Britain possessed the world's strongest navy, a professional army, immense financial resources, and global reach.
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Connaughton possessed a rare talent for making dense economic matters accessible and easy for the public and reporters to understand, Richard Buttimer, dean of the Belk College of Business, told The Charlotte Observer Tuesday.
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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.
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Denby, as a critic, was fascinated by the great dancer Vaslav Nijinsky, as much for his expressions as for his torso, arms, or legs.
Adjective
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Cottage gardens are filled with charming, whimsical, and natural elements, creating an enchanted look.
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First opened in 2019, Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure takes riders on a journey deep into the Forbidden Forest on an enchanted motorcycle.
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The pseudonymous title character, a depressed, drunken, belligerent twenty-six-year-old advice columnist, has no real hardships of his own and is cursed by doubt.
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Unlike Tithonus, cursed to age forever, electoral rules can and should be renewed.
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That subscription data, entertainment, and safety service offers complementary base services, but owners are enticed to upgrade for premium services.
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The wellness experts have been enticed from big hitting destination spas such as Chiva Som in Thailand and Vana in India, and are perceptive and highly experienced, although communications between departments could be better.
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Volunteers organized the supplies — toothbrushes, baby wipes, instant soup and many other items — and loaded them into boxes, drawing hearts on the outside with magic marker.
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Skubal was last seen yelling profanities at magic wander Mike Vasil but would nevertheless fit in well in the Sox clubhouse and give Sox fans reason to believe this team can do something in October.
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So instead of Syrax, the Blacks get close air support from Jace on Vermax and Moondancer, ridden by Baela, who is easily seduced into battle by Jace’s unchecked hero complex.
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One class in, and Hannah is thoroughly seduced both by Melanie’s flattery and by her therapyspeak approach to acting, with its talk of truth-telling and connecting to one’s body.
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