fascinating

The word “fascinating” has 4 syllables: fas-ci-nat-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈfæs.ɪ.neɪ.tɪŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for fascinating?

In the thesaurus, “fascinating” has 110 synonyms and 59 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for fascinating

  • absorbing
  • alluring
  • amazing
  • amusing
  • appealing
  • arresting
  • astonishing
  • astounding
  • attracting
  • attractive
  • beckoning
  • bedazzling
  • beguiling
  • bemusing
  • bewitching
  • breathtaking
  • busying
  • captivating
  • catching up
  • charismatic
  • charming
  • compelling
  • consuming
  • courting
  • curious
  • darling
  • delectable
  • delightful
  • delighting
  • disarming
  • distracting
  • drawing
  • electric
  • electrifying
  • elfin
  • emphatic
  • enchanting
  • engaging
  • engrossing
  • enrapturing
  • entertaining
  • enthralling
  • enticing
  • entrancing
  • enwrapping
  • eventful
  • exciting
  • exhilarating
  • eye-opening
  • fabulous
  • fetching
  • galvanic
  • galvanizing
  • glamorous
  • glamourous
  • gratifying
  • gripping
  • haunting
  • hogging
  • hypnotic
  • hypnotizing
  • immersing
  • inspiring
  • interesting
  • intriguing
  • inviting
  • involving
  • irresistible
  • killing
  • luring
  • magnetic
  • magnetizing
  • marvellous
  • marvelous
  • mesmerizing
  • monopolizing
  • obsessing
  • occupying
  • odd
  • pleasant
  • pleasing
  • preoccupying
  • provocative
  • pulling
  • ravishing
  • riveting
  • rousing
  • seducing
  • seductive
  • showy
  • siren
  • soliciting
  • spellbinding
  • splashy
  • stimulating
  • stirring
  • striking
  • surprising
  • tantalizing
  • tempting
  • thrilling
  • titillating
  • unusual
  • weird
  • wiling
  • winning
  • witching
  • wonderful
  • wondrous
  • wooing

Antonyms for fascinating

  • abhorrent
  • abominable
  • annoying
  • appalling
  • awful
  • boring
  • demoralizing
  • discouraging
  • disgusting
  • disheartening
  • dispiriting
  • displeasing
  • distasteful
  • drab
  • dreary
  • dry
  • dull
  • flat
  • heavy
  • hideous
  • horrendous
  • horrible
  • horrid
  • humdrum
  • invidious
  • irking
  • irksome
  • jading
  • leaden
  • loathsome
  • monotonous
  • nauseating
  • noisome
  • obnoxious
  • odious
  • offending
  • offensive
  • operose
  • palling
  • pedantic
  • pedestrian
  • ponderous
  • repellant
  • repellent
  • repelling
  • repugnant
  • repulsive
  • revolting
  • shocking
  • sickening
  • sterile
  • tedious
  • tiresome
  • tiring
  • unalluring
  • unexciting
  • uninteresting
  • wearisome
  • wearying

Meanings of fascinating

  • verb
    1. To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone.
    2. To make someone hold motionless; to spellbind.
    3. To be irresistibly charming or attractive to.
  • adjective
    1. Having interesting qualities; captivating; attractive.

Example Sentences

  • The lecture on black holes was absolutely fascinating.
  • She finds marine biology to be a fascinating field of study.
  • The documentary provided a fascinating glimpse into ancient civilizations.
  • He shared a fascinating story about his travels through remote regions.
  • The way the magician performed the trick was truly fascinating to watch.

On this page you'll find 169 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to fascinating, such as: abhorrent, abominable, absorbing, alluring, amazing, amusing, annoying.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • absorbing
  • activated
  • active
  • acute
  • agile
  • airy
  • alert
  • ambrosial
  • amusing
  • animate
  • animated
  • animating
  • appetizing
  • ardent
  • arresting
  • audacious
  • avid
  • ball of fire
  • biting
  • bitter
  • blithe
  • blithesome
  • boisterous
  • bold
  • boon
  • bouncy
  • brash
  • brave
  • breezy
  • bright
  • bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
  • brisk
  • bubbly
  • bucked
  • buoyant
  • burning
  • carefree
  • cheerful
  • cheery
  • chipper
  • chirpy
  • clever
  • comic
  • comical
  • contented
  • convivial
  • courageous
  • cutting
  • dapper
  • dashing
  • dauntless
  • delectable
  • delicious
  • dynamic
  • eager
  • ebullient
  • effervescent
  • elated
  • energetic
  • energized
  • energizing
  • engaging
  • engrossing
  • enjoyable
  • enlightening
  • enlivening
  • enterprising
  • entertaining
  • enthralling
  • enthusiastic
  • excited
  • exciting
  • exhilarated
  • exuberant
  • facetious
  • fairylike
  • fascinating
  • fearless
  • fervent
  • fiery
  • flavorful
  • frolicsome
  • full of energy
  • full of ginger
  • full of life
  • full of pep
  • full of piss and vinegar
  • full of vitality
  • fun-loving
  • funny
  • galvanizing
  • game
  • gay
  • gingery
  • glad
  • gladsome
  • gleeful
  • good
  • good-humored
  • good-natured
  • gripping
  • gritty
  • grooving
  • gutsy
  • happy
  • hearty
  • high
  • high-powered
  • high-spirited
  • hilarious
  • hopeful
  • hot
  • humorous
  • hyper
  • in good spirits
  • in high spirits
  • interesting
  • intrepid
  • intriguing
  • invigorating
  • irrepressible
  • jaunty
  • jocund
  • jolly
  • joyful
  • joyous
  • jumping
  • keen
  • keen-witted
  • kinetic
  • larking
  • light
  • lighthearted
  • lively
  • luscious
  • mad
  • merry
  • mettlesome
  • mirthful
  • mordant
  • nervy
  • nimble
  • optimistic
  • palatable
  • passionate
  • peppery
  • peppy
  • perky
  • pert
  • piquant
  • piquing
  • playful
  • pleasant
  • plucky
  • poignant
  • potent
  • powerful
  • provocative
  • provoking
  • pungent
  • quick
  • quick-witted
  • racy
  • resolute
  • riotous
  • rip-roaring
  • riveting
  • rocking
  • rollicking
  • roseate
  • rosy
  • salty
  • sanguine
  • saturnalian
  • saucy
  • savorous
  • savory
  • savoury
  • scintillating
  • scrumptious
  • sharp
  • smart
  • snappy
  • sparkling
  • speedy
  • spicy
  • spirited
  • sportive
  • sprightly
  • spry
  • spunky
  • strong
  • sunny
  • swinging
  • tasty
  • tireless
  • toothsome
  • trenchant
  • unconstrained
  • untiring
  • up
  • upbeat
  • uproarious
  • vibrant
  • vigorous
  • vinegary
  • vital
  • vitalized
  • vivacious
  • vivid
  • wild
  • winsome
  • zappy
  • zealous
  • zestful
  • zesty
  • zippy

darling

  • admirable
  • admired
  • admirer
  • adorable
  • adored
  • affable
  • agreeable
  • alluring
  • amiable
  • amour
  • amusing
  • angel
  • appealing
  • appreciated
  • attractive
  • baby
  • beau
  • beautiful
  • beloved
  • blessed
  • blest
  • blissful
  • boy
  • boyfriend
  • bride
  • calming
  • captivating
  • charming
  • cheerful
  • cheery
  • cherished
  • comfortable
  • comforting
  • congenial
  • cordial
  • crush
  • cup of tea
  • date
  • dear
  • dear one
  • dearest
  • dearie
  • delectable
  • delicious
  • delightful
  • delightsome
  • desirable
  • disarming
  • diverting
  • doll
  • dreamy
  • dulcet
  • ecstatic
  • elating
  • embraceable
  • enchanting
  • endearing
  • engaging
  • enjoyable
  • entertaining
  • entrancing
  • enviable
  • escort
  • esteemed
  • euphoric
  • exhilarating
  • fair-haired
  • fair-haired boy
  • fascinating
  • fave
  • favored
  • favorite
  • felicific
  • felicitous
  • fellow
  • fetching
  • flame
  • fond
  • friend
  • friendly
  • gal
  • gallant
  • genial
  • girl
  • girlfriend
  • glad
  • good
  • good-natured
  • good-tempered
  • goodly
  • gracious
  • grateful
  • gratifying
  • groom
  • happy
  • heartthrob
  • heavenly
  • hon
  • honey
  • honeybunch
  • hospitable
  • husband
  • inamorata
  • intended
  • intoxicating
  • inviting
  • jewel
  • jolly
  • joyous
  • kind
  • kindly
  • kissable
  • ladylove
  • lass
  • light of my life
  • likable
  • likeable
  • lovable
  • love
  • loveable
  • loved
  • lovely
  • lover
  • lovesome
  • luscious
  • man
  • minion
  • mistress
  • nice
  • nirvanic
  • one and only
  • palatable
  • paramour
  • personable
  • pet
  • pleasant
  • pleasing
  • pleasurable
  • precious
  • preference
  • preferred
  • pretty
  • prize
  • prized
  • rapturous
  • recreative
  • relishable
  • relished
  • reputable
  • respectable
  • revered
  • satisfying
  • savory
  • savoury
  • significant other
  • soothing
  • special
  • speed
  • squeeze
  • steady
  • sugar
  • suitor
  • swain
  • sweet
  • sweetheart
  • sweetie
  • sweetie pie
  • tasty
  • tempting
  • tootsie
  • treasure
  • treasured
  • truelove
  • welcome
  • well-disposed
  • white-headed
  • wife
  • winning
  • winsome
  • wooer

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