to smite

Examples

• All

• Ethan was smitten with her history, her struggle, and pluck.

  Fiction book (1994)

• If he's smitten with anyone, it's Jade Spence.

  Scoop (2006)

• Ellen R. is smitten with me, and this is something that requires my attention.

  Fiction book (2002)

• - Dad seems smitten by her, and, I mean, let's be real, what's not to like?

  Poison Ivy: The Secret Society (2008)

• If she's truly smitten, she will understand.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Now he is smitten with Peggy Chew, her best friend.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Not a few men had been smitten by her beauty and surrendered to her charms.

  Blog text (20)

• America was immediately smitten by a ditzy, glitzy Beverly Hills fashion plate named Cher Horowitz.

  Blog text (15)

• He was smitten with her face, and she was captivated by his charm and take-charge vitality, and over the next months he overwhelmed her and took risks doing it.

  Café Society (2016)

• When he saw her smile, he realized he was smitten with her charm.

Synonyms

H

to hit

vsto smite

∞ 2.8

To suddenly make someone feel a strong emotion

is sudden and strong but usually positive romantic feeling

S

to strike

vsto smite

821 3.9

To suddenly cause a strong feeling or idea

is a sudden powerful emotion mostly about love or desire

F

to fire

vsto smite

62 4.8

To cause strong feeling or excitement in someone

is sudden and centers on intense love or desire specifically

I

to ignite

vsto smite

47 4.4

To cause strong feelings in someone

is sudden rather than gradual and focuses on romantic desire

P

to pierce

vsto smite

28 4.6

To cause a sudden strong feeling in someone

is about a sudden strong feeling specifically of love or desire

H

to hit like a ton of bricks

vsto smite

• Informal

1 8.0

To feel a sudden strong shock or surprise

is similar but names a feeling of sudden love or desire

H

to hit like a tidal wave

vsto smite

7.3

To suddenly feel a very strong emotion that you cannot control

is a sudden effect focused specifically on strong love or desire

H

to hit like a lightning bolt

vsto smite

8.2

To feel sudden shock or surprise

is sudden too but concentrates on intense romantic desire

Antonyms

C

to calm

962 1.0

Make a person or animal less upset

D

to dull

33 3.4

Cause something to become less sharp, strong or bright

How Strong

to adore

274 2.4

to smite

• Archaic

19 9.4

to like

∞ 1.0

fancy

• UK

45 4.2

to notice

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology