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See definition of transfixed on Dictionary.com
  • as infascinated
  • as inmotionless
  • as inspellbound
  • as instock-still

synonyms for transfixed

  • absorbed
  • aroused
  • delighted
  • enamored
  • enchanted
  • enthralled
  • excited
  • intoxicated
  • mesmerized
  • thrilled
  • attracted
  • beguiled
  • bewitched
  • charmed
  • dazzled
  • engrossed
  • enraptured
  • enticed
  • entranced
  • hypnotized
  • infatuated
  • overpowered
  • seduced
  • sent
  • smitten
  • tantalized
  • titillated
  • transported
  • fond of
  • in love with
  • sold on
  • stuck on
  • under a spell

antonyms for transfixed

MOST RELEVANT
  • bored
  • indifferent
  • unhappy
  • disenchanted
  • disenthralled
  • disinterested
  • repulsed
  • tired
  • uninterested
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    How to use transfixed in a sentence

    You’re transfixed by a cavernous mouth large enough to swallow a seal.
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    Characters include Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, whose 11-year tenure transformed and divided Britain, and the late Princess Diana, whose death in a car crash in 1997 transfixed the nation and the world.
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    Undoubtedly one of the best movies of 2020, Lovers Rock is crafted directly from McQueen’s childhood and will transfix you with its evocative vibes.
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    What politicians eat and cookIn this contentious presidential election year, Americans were yet again transfixed by what political leaders were doing, saying and, of course, eating.
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    To punish the habit, a Turk was seized and a pipe transfixed through his nose.
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    He stood transfixed for a moment, and then, leaping from the window into the garden, called loudly for help.
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    It was the face of a woman, young and very beautiful, and for a long while the image held the man transfixed.
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    He stopped short in his sermon, and for one instant transfixed them with his indignant glance.
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    He followed the direction of Jem's eyes, and was instantly transfixed with curiosity and rising horror.
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    And with one blast it sent him so high in the air that, as he fell back, he was transfixed by a steeple.
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