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hex - 12 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | hex |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | curse, spell |
| Synonyms: | abracadabra*, allure, charm, double whammy, enchantment, evil eye, hocus-pocus*, jinx, magic, magic spell, mumbo jumbo*, sorcery, voodoo*, whammy*, bewitching, bewitchment, conjuration, hexing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bewitch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | charm |
| Synonyms: | allure, attract, bedevil, beguile, captivate, capture, control, dazzle, draw, enchant, enrapture, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, hex, hypnotize, knock dead, knock out, put horns on, put the whammy on, put under magic spell, send*, slay*, spell*, spellbind, sweep off one's feet, take, tickle pink, tickle to death, tickle*, trick, turn on*, vamp, voodoo, wile, wow* |
| Antonyms: | disenchant, disgust, turn off |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | charm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | enchant |
| Synonyms: | allure, attract, beguile, bewitch, cajole, captivate, delight, draw, enamor, enrapture, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, grab, hex, hypnotize, inveigle, kill*, knock out*, magnetize, mesmerize, please, possess, send*, slay*, spell*, take*, tickle, transport, turn on*, vamp, voodoo, wile, win, wow*, ensorcell, knock dead, put under a spell, sweep off feet, tickle pink, win over |
| Antonyms: | displease, irritate, offend, repel, repulse, turn off |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enchant |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | delight, mesmerize |
| Synonyms: | allure, beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, draw, enamor, enrapture, enthrall, entice, entrance, fascinate, grab, gratify, hex, hypnotize, kill*, magnetize, please, send*, slay*, spell, take, thrill, turn on*, voodoo*, wile, wow*, carry away*, cast a spell on, delectate, ensorcell, knock dead, make a hit with, make happy, spellbind, sweep off feet |
| Antonyms: | bother, disgust, repel, repulse, disenchant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | incantation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spell, magic |
| Synonyms: | abracadabra*, black magic, chant, charm, enchantment, formula, hex, hocus-pocus*, hymn, invocation, necromancy, open sesame*, sorcery, voodoo*, witchcraft, ala kazam, bewitchment, conjuration, conjuring, hoodoo, mumbo-jumbo, rune, wizardry |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | jinx |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | curse |
| Synonyms: | black magic, charm, enchantment, evil eye*, hex, kiss of death*, nemesis, plague, spell, voodoo*, hoodoo |
| Antonyms: | advantage, benefit, boon, luck |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | jinx |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | curse |
| Synonyms: | bedevil, bewitch, charm, condemn, damn*, enchant, hex, cast a spell on, give the evil eye |
| Antonyms: | benefit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | whammy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spell |
| Synonyms: | abracadabra*, charm, curse, double whammy, evil eye, hex, hocus-pocus*, jinx, magic, voodoo, conjuration, hexing, mumbo-jumbo, triple whammy |
| Notes: | whammy is from 'wham' and became associated in the 1950s with the cartoon Li'l Abner in which Evil-Eye Fleegle could 'shoot a whammy' meaning 'put a curse on somebody' by pointing a finger with one eye open and a 'double whammy' with both eyes open |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | evil eye |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | glance intended to cause harm |
| Synonyms: | curse, double whammy, hex, jinx, whammy, hostile stare, ill wishes, malocchio, silent curse |
| Main Entry: | magic spell |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | magic formula |
| Synonyms: | abracadabra, chant, hex, hocus-pocus, incantation, jinx, conjuration, magic charm, magic words, mumbo-jumbo |
| Main Entry: | double whammy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | two unpleasant happenings together |
| Synonyms: | evil eye, hex, jinx, whammy, malocchio |
| Main Entry: | spell |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | magical aura over an entity |
| Synonyms: | abracadabra*, allure, amulet, charm, enchanting, enchantment, exorcism, fascination, glamour, hex, hocus-pocus*, incantation, jinx, magic, mumbo jumbo*, sorcery, talisman, trance, voodoo*, whack*, whammy*, bewitching, bewitchment, conjuration, hexing, rune, witchery |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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