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Adjective captivating has 1 sense
- bewitching, captivating, enchanting, enthralling, entrancing, fascinating - capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile"; "Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman"
Antonym: unattractive (indirect, via attractive)
Verb captivate has 1 sense
- capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant - attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"
--1 is one way to attract, appeal
Sample sentence:
The performance is likely to captivate Sue
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