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magic

[maj-ik] / ˈmædʒ ɪk /
NOUN
supernatural power; appearance of impossible feats by tricks
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fascination illusion wizardry
STRONG
alchemy allurement astrology augury bewitchment conjuring conjury devilry diabolism divination enchantment exorcism foreboding horoscopy incantation legerdemain magnetism necromancy occultism power prediction presage prestidigitation prophecy rune soothsaying sorcery spell superstition taboo thaumaturgy trickery voodoo voodooism witchcraft
WEAK
black art fortune-telling hocuspocus sleight of hand sortilege
Antonyms
STRONG
reality

Example Sentences

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It seems the magic of Balamory never really left them.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

The reason this works is that you do the saving part, little by little, and then the magic of compounding interest does the rest.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Tell Doncic to stay in Spain for as long as it takes for that magic medicine to cure his strained hamstring.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

To a kid raised on a steady diet of Bootsy Collins and Parliament-Funkadelic who dreamed of L.A. living, the Chili Peppers’ earliest output was funk rock magic.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

I wished more than anything that I were back on The Mountain with Gran sitting by the fireplace telling me stories about other people’s magic troubles.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff