captivatingly adverb
a captivatingly sweet voice
Each room is named for a month, and January through December are captivatingly filled with fanciful hearts, flowers, and vines that trail over the beds, chests, and wardrobes. — Mimi Elder
First Known Use of captivating
1675, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries near captivating
More Synonyms and Antonyms ofcaptivating
having an often mysterious or magical power to attract
- a captivating performance by the young singing sensation
- alluring,
- appealing,
- attractive,
- bewitching,
- charismatic,
- charming,
- elfin,
- enchanting,
- engaging,
- entrancing,
- fascinating,
- fetching,
- glamorous
- (also glamourous),
- luring,
- magnetic,
- seductive
- absorbing,
- arresting,
- engrossing,
- enthralling,
- galvanic,
- gripping,
- hypnotic,
- hypnotizing,
- mesmerizing,
- riveting,
- spellbinding
- abhorrent,
- abominable,
- appalling,
- awful,
- distasteful,
- hideous,
- horrendous,
- horrible,
- horrid,
- invidious,
- loathsome,
- nauseating,
- noisome,
- obnoxious,
- odious,
- offensive,
- shocking,
- sickening
to attract or delight as if by magic
- the clown captivated the toddlers with his balloon tricks
More Definitions forcaptivating
: attractive and interesting in a way that holds your attention