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mesmerizing

[mez-muh-rahy-zing, mes-] / ˈmɛz məˌraɪ zɪŋ, ˈmɛs- /








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What is another word for mesmerizing?
Mesmerizing is used to describe someone or something that captures your complete attention. It’s an adjective form of the verb mesmerize, which, in its literal sense, means “to hypnotize” or, more figuratively, “to spellbind” or “to fascinate.” Synonyms of mesmerizing include forms of these words. Hypnotic, hypnotizing, spellbinding, bewitching, enthralling, and transfixing all suggest a trancelike state or an element of a magic (though often a figurative one). Fascinating, captivating, engrossing, and magnetic all describe someone or something that has captured someone’s attention completely. The word dazzling often means both captivating and impressive.
What is the opposite (antonym) of mesmerising?
People or things that are considered mesmerising are those that capture our attention in an almost hypnotic way. Those that are considered the opposite are those that push us away—make us not want to be around them or observe them at all. The words repellent and repulsive both imply this by suggesting a strong negative reaction (like the literal and figurative opposite of magnetic). Sometimes, though, the opposite of something that’s mesmerizing is something that’s just boring or uninteresting.
How do you use mesmerizing in a sentence?
Mesmerizing can be used to describe anything that captures your attention—including people and things. Here are some examples of mesmerizing in a sentence:
  • The film is mesmerizing—I found myself completely under its spell from start to finish.
  • He is a mesmerizing speaker known for captivating his audiences. 
  • There are few things as mesmerizing as a flock of starlings dazzling you with its unpredictable, undulating movements.

Example Sentences

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Mesmerizing infants is both art and science at Moonbug, a child entertainment powerhouse founded in 2018 that makes and markets shows for audiences up to 6 years old.

From New York Times • May 5, 2022

FROZEN: Mesmerizing video shows ice crystals forming instantly in a soap bubble placed in snow on a frigid day in Nevada.

From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2019

Juggling Primal Conflicts of Innocence and Sin Mesmerizing, mysterious, willfully perverse, the Mexican movie “Post Tenebras Lux” opens with two scenes, one realistic, the other fantastical.

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2013




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