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hypnotic

[hip-not-ik] / hɪpˈnɒt ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
spellbinding, sleep-inducing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
mesmerizing soothing
STRONG
anesthetic anodyne lenitive narcotic opiate soporific
WEAK
calmative mesmeric sleepy somniferous somnolent soporose trance-inducing
Antonyms
WEAK
exciting exhilarating inciteful inspiring stimulating

Example Sentences

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Day sings about her recent good fortune in “Halo’s” hypnotic opening track, “Everything I’ve Ever Wanted.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Hoover co-wrote the screenplay alongside Lauren Levine, which is why the film bears the same strangely hypnotic, if confusing, pull as her novels.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

Back and forth, neither of us missing, the ball blurring between us in that hypnotic rhythm that makes everything else disappear.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Labubu hauls, Temu hauls, endless TikToks of nails clicking ASMR-style up and down a color-coded Stanley tumbler—it was a little hypnotic, a little horrifying.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026

His dark eyes reflected the hypnotic, dancing flames.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis