| Main Entry: | amuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | entertain; make laugh |
Synonyms: |
break one up, charm, cheer, crack up, delight, divert, fracture, gladden, grab*, gratify, interest, kill*, knock dead, make roll in the aisles, occupy, panic*, please, put away, regale, slay, tickle, wow* |
| Notes: | the first meaning of amuse was 'to divert the attention of in order to mislead,' 'delude, deceive' and now means 'entertain, make smile or laugh'; bemuse means 'confuse, bewilder, puzzle' |
Antonyms: |
anger, annoy, bore, dull, tire, upset |
| Main Entry: | attract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | draw attention |
Synonyms: |
allure, appeal to, bait, beckon, beguile, bewitch, bring, captivate, charm, come on, court, drag, draw, enchant, endear, engage, enthrall, entice, entrance, exert influence, fascinate, freak out, give the come-on, go over big, grab, hook, induce, interest, intrigue, inveigle, invite, kill, knock dead, knock out, lure, magnetize, make a hit with, mousetrap, pull, rope in, score, seduce, send*, slay, solicit, spellbind, steer, suck in, sweep off one's feet, tempt, turn on, vamp, wile, wow* |
Antonyms: |
repel, repulse |
| Main Entry: | beguile |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | charm |
Synonyms: |
amuse, attract, cheer, delight, distract, divert, engross, entertain, entice, knock dead, knock out, lure, occupy, seduce, send, slay, solace, sweep off one's feet, tickle, tickle pink, tickle to death, turn on, vamp, wow* |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | charm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | enchant |
Synonyms: |
allure, attract, beguile, bewitch, cajole, captivate, delight, draw, enamor, enrapture, ensorcell, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, grab, hex, hypnotize, inveigle, kill*, knock dead, knock out, magnetize, mesmerize, please, possess, put under a spell, send*, slay, spell*, sweep off feet, take*, tickle, tickle pink, transport, turn on, vamp, voodoo, wile, win, win over, wow* |
Antonyms: |
displease, irritate, offend, repel, repulse, turn off |
| Main Entry: | delight |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make happy; experience happiness |
Synonyms: |
allure, amuse, arride, attract, be the ticket, charm, cheer, content, delectate, divert, enchant, enrapture, entertain, exult, fascinate, freak out, gladden, glory, go over big, gratify, groove*, hit the spot, jubilate, knock dead, knock out, please, pleasure, ravish, rejoice, satisfy, score, send, slay, thrill, tickle pink, tickle to death, turn on, wow |
Antonyms: |
depress, disappoint, dismay, distress, pain, trouble |
| Main Entry: | enchant |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | delight, mesmerize |
Synonyms: |
allure, beguile, bewitch, captivate, carry away, cast a spell on, charm, delectate, draw, enamor, enrapture, ensorcell, enthrall, entice, entrance, fascinate, grab, gratify, hex, hypnotize, kill*, knock dead, magnetize, make a hit with, make happy, please, send*, slay, spell, spellbind, sweep off feet, take, thrill, turn on, voodoo, wile, wow* |
Antonyms: |
bother, disenchant, disgust, repel, repulse |
| Main Entry: | entertain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | amuse |
Synonyms: |
absorb, beguile, captivate, charm, cheer, comfort, crack up, delight, distract, divert, ecstasize, elate, engross, enliven, enthrall, gladden, grab, gratify, humor, indulge, inspire, inspirit, interest, knock dead, make merry, occupy, pique, please, recreate, regale, relax, satisfy, slay, solace, stimulate, tickle |
Antonyms: |
bore, tire |
| Main Entry: | wow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | amuse, delight |
Synonyms: |
bowl over, break one up, charm, cheer, crack up, entertain, go over big, kill*, knock dead, knock someone's socks off, make laugh, make roll in the aisles, slay, tickle, tickle pink, tickle to death |
| Main Entry: | overjoy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | delight |
Synonyms: |
allure, amuse, arride, attract, be the ticket, charm, cheer, content, delectate, divert, enchant, enrapture, entertain, exult, fascinate, freak out, gladden, glory, go over big, gratify, groove*, hit the spot, jubilate, knock dead, knock out, please, pleasure, ravish, rejoice, satisfy, score, send, slay, thrill, tickle, tickle pink, tickle to death, turn on, wow* |