enthralled
3
6.9
- adjective
- /ɪnˈθrɔld/
:
fascinado
- The children were enthralled by the magician's incredible tricks and captivating performance.
Landon says that they have always found themselves enthralled with old Telegraph keys.
- Landon says that they have always found themselves enthralled with old Telegraph keys.
- I'm, I'm enthralled with that courage.
- So I'll do a half and half, but I am totally enthralled by this book and the reason, obviously.
- He befriended the King's nephew, Philippe, Duke of Orleans, a man with little influence at the time, but who was enthralled by Law's ideas.
- And then I could go to this concert and then, you know, I don't know, be completely enthralled and, you know, inspired by the opposite.
- Now Yarin is unfortunately enthralled to the cult of Ayn Rand's personality.
- And I love that you did that and love that you're still in, in, in enthralled with it today.
Examples
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San Francisco. On Malloy's face: captivated, terrified, enthralled.
Fiction book (1994) -
"You see local families out here, and they're all just enthralled," Clark says.
Blog text (15) -
So I'll do a half and half, but I am totally enthralled by this book and the reason, obviously.
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And he was totally enthralled with the idea and he kind of suggested that I should do these paintings really large.
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I wrote quite a lot as a teenager, but I was more enthralled with the visual arts.
Blog text (7) -
He wanted everyone to be as enthralled with living as he was.
Fiction book (1999) -
I never would have predicted that I'd become so enthralled with gardening, but I am.
Blog text (27) -
She'd been so enthralled with her surroundings that she'd forgotten how completely ridiculous she must look.
Fiction book (1995) -
Malloy stares at Louis, terrified and enthralled.
Fiction book (1994) -
I was really enthralled by the early planetary missions, the first missions to Venus, the first orbiters on Mars.
Synonyms
228
1.0
Feeling very happy about something good
20
4.2
Feeling very pleased and attracted by something, as if under a spell
11
7.5
Fully focused and very interested in something
9
6.2
Feeling great wonder and respect, often silent
7
5.2
So interested that you cannot stop watching or listening
1
2.1
Very interested and unable to stop paying attention
1
4.5
Paying all your attention to something because you are very interested
1
5.8
So beautiful or interesting that it holds your full attention
1
3.7
Feeling deep wonder and respect, sometimes a little afraid
1
5.8
Amazed and very happy so you cannot look away
1
5.3
Your attention is fixed as if under a spell
1
7.2
Feeling very amazed by something beautiful or strange
You feel charmed and full of wonder
Very interested and pleased so you cannot stop watching or listening
Feeling great joy and deep interest
Full of great joy and wonder
Unable to look away because something is very interesting
Very impressed and unable to speak because something is beautiful or amazing
Unable to look away and to move because you feel very surprised or amazed
Antonyms
How Captivated
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Etymology
The word enthralled comes from the parts en- meaning 'in' and thrall meaning 'slave' or 'someone under control', so it used to mean to make someone a slave. So, to be enthralled today is to be so amazed or fascinated that you are 'under the power' of something and cannot look away.