captivating

The word “captivating” has 4 syllables: cap-ti-vat-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈkæp.tə.veɪ.tɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for captivating?

In the thesaurus, “captivating” has 217 synonyms and 110 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for captivating along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for captivating

absorbing
acceptable
admirable
adorable
affected
affecting
agreeable
all-consuming
alluring
ambrosial
amiable
amusing
ancient
angelic
antiquated
antique
appealing
archaic
arousing
arresting
artful
attracting
attractive
baroque
be a ball
beauteous
beautiful
beckoning
beguiling
bewitching
charismatic
charming
cheerful
cheering
cheery
classy
clever
colonial
come-hither
comely
compelling
congenial
consuming
controlling
courting
cuddly
curious
cute
dainty
darling
dazzling
dear
delectable
delicate
delicious
delightful
delighting
desirable
disarming
dishy
diverting
drawing
dreamy
droll
drop-dead gorgeous
elegant
elfin
enamoring
enchanting
endearing
engaging
engrossing
enjoyable
enrapturing
entertaining
enthralling
enticing
entrancing
exceptional
exciting
exotic
exquisite
eye-catching
fair
fanciful
fascinating
fetching
fine
flashy
flirtatious
foxy
friendly
fun
funny
galvanic
gas
gay
genial
glam
glamorous
glamourous
glittering
glossy
good-looking
gorgeous
gothic
graceful
gracious
gratifying
gripping
handsome
haunting
heavenly
hot
humorous
hunky
hypnotic
hypnotizing
impressive
ineffable
ingenious
inspirational
inspiring
interesting
intriguing
inveigling
inviting
irresistible
kawaii
killing
knockout
likable
lively
looker
looking like a million
lovable
lovely
lovesome
luring
luscious
lush
magnetic
magnetizing
mesmeric
mesmerizing
monopolizing
moving
nifty
obsessing
old-world
picturesque
piquant
pleasant
pleasing
pleasurable
poignant
precious
preoccupying
prepossessing
prestigious
pretty
priceless
provocative
provoking
pulchritudinous
pulling
puzzling
radiant
rapturous
rare
ravishing
readable
recreative
refreshing
relaxing
restorative
righteous
riot
riveting
rousing
satisfying
scream
scrumptious
seducing
seductive
side-splitting
siren
sirenic
smart
soliciting
specious
spellbinding
splendid
stimulating
stirring
striking
stunning
suspicious
sweet
taking
tantalizing
teasing
tempting
thought-provoking
thrilling
titillating
twee
unusual
victorian
whimsical
wiling
winning
winsome
witching
witty
wooing
yummy

Antonyms for captivating

abhorrent
abominable
annoying
appalling
awful
bad
boring
bothering
common
conventional
current
depressing
despicable
detestable
disagreeable
disappointing
disenchanting
disgusting
displeasing
distasteful
drab
dramatic
dreary
dull
familiar
flat
hateable
hateful
hideous
homely
horrendous
horrible
horrid
humdrum
inelegant
insignificant
invidious
irking
irksome
irritable
jading
laborious
lackluster
leaden
loathsome
mean
modern
monotonous
nauseating
new
newfangled
noisome
normal
obnoxious
odious
offending
offensive
ordinary
pedestrian
plain
ponderous
poor
regular
repellant
repellent
repelling
repugnant
repulsive
revolting
sad
serious
shocking
sickening
tedious
tiresome
tiring
tragic
ugly
unaffecting
unalluring
unamusing
unappealing
unattractive
undesirable
unendearing
unenjoyable
unexciting
unfashionable
unfriendly
unfunny
unglamorous
unhappy
unimpressive
uninteresting
unlikeable
unlovely
unpleasant
unpleasing
unprepossessing
unprovocative
unsatisfying
unsavory
unsightly
unsophisticated
unstimulating
unstylish
up-to-date
usual
wearisome
wearying

Meanings of captivating

verb
1. To attract and hold interest and attention of; charm.
2. To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue.
adjective
1. That captivates; fascinating.
2. Beautiful; showing great beauty.

Example Sentences

The movie had a captivating storyline that kept me hooked.
She gave a captivating performance that earned a standing ovation.
His smile is truly captivating.
The book offers a captivating look into ancient civilizations.
We watched the sunset in silence, mesmerized by its captivating beauty.

On this page you'll find 327 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to captivating, such as: abhorrent, abominable, absorbing, acceptable, admirable, adorable, affected.

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