fascinate

The word “fascinate” has 3 syllables: fas-ci-nate

It's pronounced as /ˈfæsɪˌneɪt/


What is synonym and antonym for fascinate?

In the thesaurus, “fascinate” has 81 synonyms and 34 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for fascinate along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for fascinate

  • absorb
  • allure
  • animate
  • arouse
  • arrest
  • attach
  • attract
  • beckon
  • bedazzle
  • beguile
  • bemuse
  • bewitch
  • busy
  • captivate
  • catch up
  • charm
  • compel
  • court
  • delight
  • disarm
  • distract
  • draw
  • enamor
  • enchant
  • engage
  • engross
  • enrapture
  • enslave
  • ensnare
  • enthral
  • enthrall
  • entice
  • entrance
  • enwrap
  • excite
  • fire
  • gladden
  • gratify
  • grip
  • hog
  • hypnotize
  • immerse
  • infatuate
  • interest
  • intoxicate
  • intrigue
  • invite
  • involve
  • kill
  • kindle
  • lure
  • magnetize
  • mesmerize
  • monopolize
  • obsess
  • occupy
  • overpower
  • overwhelm
  • pique
  • please
  • preoccupy
  • provoke
  • pull
  • ravish
  • rivet
  • seduce
  • solicit
  • spellbind
  • stimulate
  • stir
  • subdue
  • tantalize
  • tempt
  • thrill
  • titillate
  • transfix
  • transport
  • wile
  • win
  • witch
  • woo

Antonyms for fascinate

  • annoy
  • bore
  • calm
  • deaden
  • delight
  • depress
  • deter
  • discourage
  • disenchant
  • disenthrall
  • disgust
  • disinterest
  • displease
  • dissuade
  • forget
  • free
  • incite
  • irk
  • jade
  • let go
  • liberate
  • offend
  • pall
  • prevent
  • refuse
  • reject
  • release
  • repel
  • repulse
  • revolt
  • stop
  • tire
  • turn off
  • weary

Meanings of fascinate

  • verb
    1. To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone.
    2. To make someone hold motionless; to spellbind.
    3. To be irresistibly charming or attractive to.

Example Sentences

  • The mysteries of space continue to fascinate scientists and stargazers alike.
  • Her ability to solve complex puzzles never failed to fascinate her friends.
  • The documentary about deep-sea creatures will surely fascinate anyone interested in marine life.
  • The way history intertwines with modern culture continues to fascinate me.
  • They were fascinated by the ancient artifacts they uncovered during the excavation.

On this page you'll find 115 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to fascinate, such as: absorb, allure, animate, annoy, arouse, arrest, attach.

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Related Words

absorb

  • abate
  • abide
  • accept
  • acculturate
  • accustom
  • acquiesce
  • allow
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  • bankrupt
  • bear
  • beguile
  • bemuse
  • bewitch
  • bide
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  • catch up
  • charm
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  • enchant
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  • engage
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  • fascinate
  • fill
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  • grasp
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  • gulp
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  • habituate
  • hack
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  • hog
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  • hypnotize
  • imbibe
  • immerse
  • impoverish
  • incorporate
  • ingest
  • ingurgitate
  • integrate
  • interest
  • intermingle
  • intrigue
  • involve
  • latch onto
  • lavish
  • learn
  • lessen
  • live with
  • lower
  • meet
  • merge
  • mesmerize
  • mingle
  • misspend
  • monopolize
  • naturalize
  • obsess
  • occupy
  • osmose
  • permit
  • play out
  • pocket
  • preoccupy
  • quaff
  • reduce
  • respect
  • rivet
  • run out of
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  • sense
  • sip
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  • soak up
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  • stand
  • stand for
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  • suck in
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  • sweat out
  • swig
  • swill
  • take
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  • take up
  • throw away
  • tolerate
  • tough it out
  • undermine
  • understand
  • use
  • use up
  • waste
  • weaken
  • wear

absorbed

  • abated
  • abided
  • abode
  • accepted
  • acculturated
  • accustomed
  • acquiesced
  • alert
  • alive
  • all ears
  • allowed
  • allured
  • amalgamated
  • assimilated
  • ate
  • attentive
  • attracted
  • bankrupted
  • beguiled
  • bemused
  • bewitched
  • bided
  • blended
  • blent
  • blew
  • bode
  • bore
  • brooked
  • burned
  • burnt
  • busied
  • capitulated
  • captivated
  • caught up
  • charmed
  • co-opted
  • combined
  • commingled
  • conditioned
  • conscious
  • consumed
  • countenanced
  • crippled
  • de-escalated
  • debilitated
  • decreased
  • deep
  • deep in thought
  • depleted
  • devoured
  • diminished
  • disabled
  • dissipated
  • distracted
  • downsized
  • drained
  • drank
  • drew down
  • dried up
  • dwindled
  • embodied
  • emptied
  • enchanted
  • enculturated
  • endured
  • enfeebled
  • engaged
  • engrossed
  • enthralled
  • enwrapped
  • exhausted
  • expended
  • fascinated
  • fixed
  • focused
  • focussed
  • fused
  • gone
  • gripped
  • gulped
  • guzzled
  • habituated
  • hacked
  • handled
  • held
  • hogged
  • hypnotized
  • imbibed
  • immersed
  • impoverished
  • incorporated
  • integrated
  • intent
  • interested
  • intermingled
  • intrigued
  • involved
  • lavished
  • lessened
  • lived with
  • lost
  • lowered
  • merged
  • mesmerized
  • met
  • mingled
  • misspent
  • monopolized
  • naturalized
  • observant
  • obsessed
  • occupied
  • open-eyed
  • permitted
  • played out
  • pocketed
  • preoccupied
  • quaffed
  • ran out of
  • ran through
  • rapt
  • really into
  • reduced
  • respected
  • sapped
  • sipped
  • slurped
  • spent
  • sponged
  • squandered
  • stomached
  • stood
  • stood for
  • stuck out
  • suffered
  • supported
  • sustained
  • swallowed
  • sweat out
  • sweated out
  • swigged
  • swilled
  • threw away
  • tolerated
  • took
  • took up
  • toughed it out
  • undermined
  • up to here
  • used
  • used up
  • wasted
  • watchful
  • weakened
  • went
  • wide-awake
  • wore
  • wrapped-up

absorbs

  • abates
  • abides
  • accepts
  • acculturates
  • accustoms
  • acquiesces
  • allows
  • allures
  • amalgamates
  • assimilates
  • attracts
  • bankrupts
  • bears
  • beguiles
  • bemuses
  • bewitches
  • bides
  • blends
  • blows
  • brooks
  • burns
  • busies
  • capitulates
  • captivates
  • catches up
  • charms
  • co-opts
  • combines
  • commingles
  • conditions
  • consumes
  • countenances
  • cripples
  • de-escalates
  • debilitates
  • decreases
  • depletes
  • devours
  • diminishes
  • disables
  • dissipates
  • distracts
  • downsizes
  • drains
  • draws down
  • dries up
  • drinks
  • dwindles
  • eats
  • embodies
  • empties
  • enchants
  • enculturates
  • endures
  • enfeebles
  • engages
  • engrosses
  • enthralls
  • enthrals
  • enwraps
  • exhausts
  • expends
  • fascinates
  • fuses
  • goes
  • grips
  • gulps
  • guzzles
  • habituates
  • hacks
  • handles
  • hogs
  • hypnotizes
  • imbibes
  • immerses
  • impoverishes
  • incorporates
  • integrates
  • interests
  • intermingles
  • intrigues
  • involves
  • lavishes
  • lessens
  • lives with
  • lowers
  • meets
  • merges
  • mesmerizes
  • mingles
  • misspends
  • monopolizes
  • naturalizes
  • obsesses
  • occupies
  • permits
  • plays out
  • pockets
  • preoccupies
  • quaffs
  • reduces
  • respects
  • runs out of
  • runs through
  • saps
  • sips
  • slurps
  • spends
  • sponges
  • squanders
  • stands
  • stands for
  • sticks out
  • stomachs
  • suffers
  • supports
  • sustains
  • swallows
  • sweats out
  • swigs
  • swills
  • takes
  • takes up
  • throws away
  • tolerates
  • toughs it out
  • undermines
  • uses
  • uses up
  • wastes
  • weakens
  • wears

bait

  • aggravate
  • aggrieve
  • agitate
  • allure
  • allurement
  • ambush
  • anger
  • annoy
  • appeal
  • attract
  • attraction
  • badger
  • bedevil
  • beguile
  • beleaguer
  • betray
  • bewitch
  • boost
  • bother
  • bribe
  • browbeat
  • bug
  • bully
  • call
  • captivate
  • catch
  • chafe
  • charm
  • come-on
  • decoy
  • deride
  • discomfort
  • disturb
  • dog
  • draw
  • draw in
  • enchant
  • encouragement
  • enmesh
  • ensnare
  • entanglement
  • entice
  • enticement
  • entrap
  • entrapment
  • exasperate
  • fascinate
  • fret
  • frost
  • gall
  • get
  • gibe
  • goad
  • grate
  • gripe
  • hagride
  • harass
  • harry
  • hassle
  • haze
  • heckle
  • hector
  • hook
  • hound
  • immesh
  • impetus
  • impulse
  • incentive
  • inducement
  • inveigle
  • irk
  • irritate
  • itch
  • jeer
  • jibe
  • lead on
  • lure
  • magnetize
  • make game of
  • mesh
  • mock
  • motivation
  • mousetrap
  • nag
  • nark
  • needle
  • net
  • nettle
  • peeve
  • persecute
  • persuade
  • persuasion
  • perturb
  • pester
  • pick on
  • pique
  • plague
  • plug
  • provoke
  • pull
  • put out
  • rasp
  • ride
  • ridicule
  • rile
  • ruffle
  • scent
  • seduce
  • seducement
  • seduction
  • shill
  • siren song
  • snare
  • snow
  • solicit
  • spinner
  • spite
  • spur
  • stimulus
  • stool pigeon
  • tangle
  • taunt
  • tease
  • tempt
  • temptation
  • terrorize
  • test
  • torment
  • torture
  • trap
  • troll
  • trouble
  • try
  • turn-on
  • vex
  • wile

baited

  • aggravated
  • aggrieved
  • agitated
  • allured
  • annoyed
  • badgered
  • bedeviled
  • beguiled
  • beleaguered
  • betrayed
  • bewitched
  • bothered
  • browbeat
  • bugged
  • bullied
  • captivated
  • caught
  • chafed
  • charmed
  • decoyed
  • derided
  • discomforted
  • disturbed
  • dogged
  • drew in
  • enchanted
  • enmeshed
  • ensnared
  • enticed
  • entrapped
  • exasperated
  • fascinated
  • fretted
  • frosted
  • galled
  • gibed
  • goaded
  • got
  • grated
  • griped
  • hagrode
  • harassed
  • harried
  • hassled
  • hazed
  • heckled
  • hectored
  • hounded
  • immeshed
  • inveigled
  • irked
  • irritated
  • itched
  • jeered
  • jibed
  • led on
  • lured
  • made game of
  • magnetized
  • meshed
  • mocked
  • nagged
  • narked
  • needled
  • nettled
  • peeved
  • persecuted
  • persuaded
  • perturbed
  • pestered
  • picked on
  • piqued
  • plagued
  • put out
  • rasped
  • rid
  • ridiculed
  • riled
  • rode
  • ruffled
  • seduced
  • snared
  • snowed
  • solicited
  • spited
  • tangled
  • taunted
  • teased
  • tempted
  • terrorized
  • tested
  • tormented
  • tortured
  • trapped
  • tried
  • troubled
  • vexed
  • vext
  • wiled

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