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| Main Entry: | fascinating |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | interesting, spellbinding |
| Synonyms: | alluring, appealing, attractive, charming, compelling, delectable, delightful, enchanting, engaging, engrossing, glamorous, intriguing, irresistible, ravishing, riveting, seductive, siren, bewitching, captivating, enticing, gripping, seducing |
| Antonyms: | boring, repulsive, uninteresting |
| Main Entry: | fascinate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | captivate, hold spellbound |
| Synonyms: | absorb, allure, animate, arouse, attach, attract, beguile, bewitch, charm, compel, delight, draw, enamor, enchant, engage, engross, enrapture, enslave, ensnare, enthrall, entice, entrance, excite, fire, gladden, hypnotize, interest, intrigue, invite, kindle, lure, mesmerize, overpower, overwhelm, pique, please, provoke, ravish, seduce, stimulate, stir, subdue, tantalize, tempt, thrill, titillate, transfix, transport, win, infatuate, intoxicate, rivet, spellbind |
| Antonyms: | bore, repel, tire, disenchant, disenthrall, disinterest |
| Main Entry: | absorbing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | holding one's attention |
| Synonyms: | consuming, engrossing, exciting, fascinating, interesting, intriguing, riveting, arresting, captivating, enthralling, gripping, monopolizing, preoccupying, spellbinding |
| Antonyms: | boring, irksome |
| Main Entry: | amazing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | astonishing |
| Synonyms: | awesome, fascinating, incredible, marvelous, prodigious, shocking, stunning, surprising, unbelievable, wonderful |
| Main Entry: | attractive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | appealing, drawing attention |
| Synonyms: | adorable, agreeable, alluring, beautiful, charming, comely, enchanting, engaging, fair, fascinating, fetching, glamorous, good-looking, gorgeous, handsome, interesting, inviting, lovely, magnetic, pleasant, pleasing, prepossessing, pretty, provocative, seductive, stunning, teasing, tempting, winning, winsome, beckoning, bewitching, captivating, enthralling, enticing, hunky, looker, luring, mesmeric, taking, tantalizing |
| Antonyms: | repellent, repulsive, ugly, unappealing, unattractive |
| Main Entry: | beautiful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | physically attractive |
| Synonyms: | admirable, alluring, angelic, appealing, charming, classy, comely, cute, dazzling, delicate, delightful, divine, elegant, excellent, exquisite, fair, fascinating, fine, foxy*, good-looking, gorgeous, graceful, grand, handsome, ideal, lovely, magnificent, marvelous, nice, pleasing, pretty, radiant, ravishing, refined, resplendent, shapely, splendid, statuesque, stunning, sublime, superb, symmetrical, wonderful, beauteous, bewitching, enticing, pulchritudinous, sightly, taking, well-formed |
| Antonyms: | disgusting, grotesque, hideous, homely, offensive, plain, repulsive, ugly, unattractive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | charming |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | captivating |
| Synonyms: | absorbing, alluring, amiable, appealing, attractive, charismatic, choice, cute, dainty, delectable, delicate, delightful, desirable, elegant, engaging, engrossing, entrancing, eye-catching, fascinating, fetching, glamorous, graceful, inviting, irresistible, likable, lovable, lovely, nice, pleasant, pleasing, provocative, rapturous, ravishing, seductive, sweet, tempting, winning, winsome, bewitching, electrifying, enamoring, enthralling, infatuating, magnetizing, seducing, tantalizing, titillating |
| Antonyms: | frightening, irritating, offensive, repellent, repulsive, terrifying, repulsing |
| Main Entry: | delightful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pleasant, charming |
| Synonyms: | adorable, agreeable, alluring, ambrosial, amusing, attractive, beautiful, cheery, clever, congenial, darling, delectable, delicious, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, entertaining, fair, fascinating, gratifying, heavenly, ineffable, lovely, luscious, lush, pleasing, pleasurable, rapturous, ravishing, refreshing, satisfying, scrumptious, thrilling, yummy*, captivating |
| Notes: | delightful is more general than delectable which describes a sensual experience |
| Antonyms: | bad, disappointing, horrible, unhappy, unpleasant, unamusing, unenjoyable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | engaging |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | charming |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, alluring, appealing, attractive, enchanting, entrancing, fascinating, fetching, glamorous, interesting, intriguing, inviting, likable, lovable, magnetic, pleasant, pleasing, prepossessing, siren, sweet, winning, winsome, bewitching, captivating, enticing, mesmeric |
| Antonyms: | boring, repulsive, tiresome, undesirable, unlikeable |
| Main Entry: | engrossing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very interesting |
| Synonyms: | absorbing, compelling, consuming, controlling, exciting, fascinating, intriguing, provoking, riveting, stimulating, all-consuming, captivating, enthralling, gripping, monopolizing, obsessing, preoccupying |
| Antonyms: | boring, repellent, repulsive, uninteresting |
| Main Entry: | entertaining |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | amusing, pleasing |
| Synonyms: | absorbing, affecting, charming, cheerful, cheering, clever, compelling, delightful, droll, enchanting, engaging, engrossing, enjoyable, entrancing, exciting, fascinating, fun, funny, gas*, gay, humorous, impressive, inspiring, interesting, lively, moving, piquant, pleasant, pleasurable, poignant, priceless, provocative, restorative, riot, rousing, scream, stimulating, stirring, striking, thrilling, witty, be a ball, captivating, diverting, enthralling, enticing, recreative, relaxing, side-splitting |
| Antonyms: | boring, dull, laborious, sad, tiring, unpleasant, unamusing, unfunny |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | exotic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not native or usual; mysterious |
| Synonyms: | alien, alluring, bizarre, colorful, curious, different, external, extraneous, extraordinary, extrinsic, far out, fascinating, foreign, glamorous, imported, introduced, kinky*, outlandish, outside, peculiar, romantic, strange, striking, unfamiliar, unusual, way out, weird*, avant garde, enticing, peregrine |
| Antonyms: | familiar, normal, ordinary, usual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fetching |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alluring, attractive |
| Synonyms: | beautiful, charming, cute, enchanting, fascinating, intriguing, pleasing, sweet, tempting, winsome, captivating, enticing, luring, taking |
| Antonyms: | repellent, repulsive, ugly, unattractive, unalluring |
| Main Entry: | glamorous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sophisticated in style |
| Synonyms: | alluring, attractive, charismatic, charming, classy, dazzling, elegant, enchanting, entrancing, exciting, fascinating, flashy, foxy*, glittering, glossy, lovely, magnetic, nifty, prestigious, righteous, seductive, siren, smart, bewitching, captivating, drop-dead gorgeous, looking like a million |
| Antonyms: | dull, lackluster, ugly, unsophisticated, unglamorous |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | interesting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | appealing, entertaining |
| Synonyms: | absorbing, affecting, alluring, amusing, attractive, beautiful, charismatic, compelling, curious, delightful, elegant, enchanting, engaging, engrossing, entrancing, exceptional, exotic, fascinating, fine, gracious, impressive, intriguing, inviting, lovely, magnetic, pleasing, pleasurable, prepossessing, provocative, readable, refreshing, riveting, stimulating, stirring, striking, suspicious, thought-provoking, unusual, winning, arresting, captivating, enthralling, gripping |
| Antonyms: | boring, dull, unexciting, unstimulating |
| Main Entry: | intriguing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | interesting |
| Synonyms: | absorbing, alluring, appealing, attractive, compelling, curious, enchanting, exciting, fascinating, provocative, puzzling, riveting, stimulating, stirring, thought-provoking, arousing, beguiling, captivating, enthralling, gripping |
| Main Entry: | invigorating |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stimulating |
| Synonyms: | aesthetic, bracing, brisk, charged, exhilarating, fascinating, fresh, healthful, high*, interesting, lively, refreshing, restorative, salubrious, tonic, uplifting, energizing, exhilarative, hyper, quickening, rejuvenating, rejuvenative, vitalizing |
| Antonyms: | boring, depressing, dull, enervating, unstimulating |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inviting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alluring, captivating |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, appealing, attractive, charming, cordial, delightful, encouraging, engaging, fascinating, intriguing, magnetic, open, persuasive, pleasing, provocative, seductive, tempting, warm, winning, winsome, beguiling, bewitching, enticing, mouthwatering, welcoming |
| Antonyms: | disgusting, uninviting, disenchanting |
| Main Entry: | irresistible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | compelling; inescapable |
| Synonyms: | alluring, charming, enchanting, fascinating, glamorous, imperative, indomitable, ineluctable, inevitable, inexorable, invincible, lovable, overpowering, overwhelming, potent, powerful, ravishing, scrumptious, seductive, stunning, tempting, unavoidable, unconquerable, urgent, beckoning |
| Antonyms: | avoidable, escapable, resistible |
| Main Entry: | lovable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very likable; endearing |
| Synonyms: | adorable, agreeable, alluring, amiable, angelic, appealing, attractive, charming, cuddly, delightful, desirable, enchanting, engaging, entrancing, fascinating, fetching, friendly, genial, lovely, pleasing, ravishing, seductive, sweet, winning, winsome, bewitching, captivating, enthralling, lovesome |
| Antonyms: | hateful, hateable, unendearing |
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