fascinating as an adjective: - 1
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fascinating
adjective
1 fascinating
Capable of arousing and holding the attention:
— A fascinating story.
synonyms: absorbing, engrossing, gripping, riveting.
Roget 615:
impulsive,
motive;
suasive,
suasory†,
persuasive,
persuasory†,
hortative,
hortatory;
protreptical†;
inviting,
tempting,
etc.
v.;
suasive,
suasory†;
seductive,
attractive;
fascinating
etc.
(pleasing)
829;
provocative
etc.
(exciting)
824.
induced
etc.
v.;
disposed;
persuadable
etc.
(docile)
602;
spellbound;
instinct with,
smitten with,
infatuated;
inspired
etc.
v.;
by.
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2 fascinating
Capturing interest as if by a spell:
— A fascinating woman.
synonyms: bewitching, captivating, enchanting, enthralling, entrancing.
Roget 829:
causing pleasure
etc.
v.;
laetificant†;
pleasure-giving,
pleasing,
pleasant,
pleasurable;
agreeable;
grateful,
gratifying;
leef†,
lief,
acceptable;
welcome,
welcome as the roses in May;
welcomed;
favorite;
to one's taste,
to one's mind,
to one's liking;
satisfactory
etc.
(good)
648.
refreshing;
comfortable;
cordial;
genial;
glad,
gladsome;
sweet,
delectable,
nice,
dainty;
delicate,
delicious;
dulcet;
luscious
etc.
396;
palatable
etc.
394;
luxurious,
voluptuous;
sensual
etc.
377.
[of people]
attractive
etc.
615;
inviting,
prepossessing,
engaging;
winning,
winsome;
taking,
fascinating,
captivating,
killing;
seducing,
seductive;
heart-robbing,
alluring,
enticing;
appetizing
etc.
(exciting)
824;
cheering
etc.
836;
bewitching;
enchanting,
entrancing,
enravishing†.
charming;
delightful,
felicitous,
exquisite;
lovely
etc.
(beautiful)
845;
ravishing,
rapturous;
heartfelt,
thrilling,
ecstatic;
beatic†;
beatific;
seraphic;
empyrean;
elysian
etc.
(heavenly)
981.
palmy,
halcyon,
Saturnian.
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Roget 897:
loving
etc.
v.;
fond of;
taken with,
struck with;
smitten,
bitten;
attached to,
wedded to;
enamored;
charmed
etc.
v.;
in love;
love-sick;
over head and ears in love,
head over heels in love.
affectionate,
tender,
sweet upon,
sympathetic,
loving;
amorous,
amatory;
fond,
erotic,
uxorious,
ardent,
passionate,
rapturous,
devoted,
motherly.
loved
etc.
v..
beloved well beloved,
dearly beloved;
dear,
precious,
darling,
pet,
little;
favorite,
popular.
congenial;
after one's mind,
after one's taste,
after one's fancy,
after one's own heart,
to one's mind,
to one's taste,
to one's fancy,
to one's own heart.
in one's good graces
etc.
(friendly)
888;
dear as the apple of one's eye,
nearest to one's heart.
lovable,
adorable;
lovely,
sweet;
attractive,
seductive,
winning;
charming,
engaging,
interesting,
enchanting,
captivating,
fascinating,
bewitching;
amiable,
like an angel.
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Moby thesaurus: Circean, absorbing, alluring, appealing, appetizing, arresting, attractive, beguiling, bewildering, bewitching, blandishing, cajoling, captivating, catching, charismatic, charming, coaxing, come-hither, consuming, coquettish, delectable, delightful, enchanting, engaging, engrossing, enigmatic, enravishing, enthralling, enticing, entrancing, exceptional, exciting, exotic, exquisite, extraordinary, fabulous, fantastic, fetching, flirtatious, glamorous, gripping, heart-robbing, holding, hypnotic, illusionary, illusive, illusory, incomprehensible, inconceivable, incredible, interesting, intriguing, inviting, irresistible, lovely, luxurious, magnetic, marvelous, mesmeric, mesmerizing, miraculous, mouth-watering, obsessing, obsessive, outlandish, passing strange, phenomenal, piquant, prepossessing, prodigious, provocative, provoquant, puzzling, rare, ravishing, remarkable, seducing, seductive, sensational, sensuous, siren, sirenic, spellbinding, spellful, strange, striking, stupendous, taking, tantalizing, teasing, tempting, thrilling, tickling, titillating, titillative, unheard-of, unimaginable, unique, unprecedented, voluptuous, winning, winsome, witching, wonderful, wondrous ... show more.
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