Bedazzle
What it means
To impress someone intensely with brilliance, beauty, or skill.
Reach for it when describing a display whose impact feels bright and immediate
The aerialists bedazzle the crowd with exact timing and color.
Words to choose between 6
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playful
Fits when short, energetic audience language suits the message
Careful Wow is too casual for criticism, biography, or formal praise.
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everyday
Fits when surprise at an exceptional feat leads the reaction
Careful Amaze need not involve beauty, glamour, or sparkle.
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everyday
Fits when brilliance or skill overwhelms ordinary attention
Careful Dazzle is more common and loses bedazzle's decorative exuberance.
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warm
Fits when attention remains willingly held over time
Careful Captivate is quieter, without the same burst of brilliance.
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professional
Fits when neutral recognition of ability is required
Careful Impress understates the sensory intensity of the response.
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literary
enchant
Fits when beauty creates a magical, lingering attraction
Careful Enchant can feel gentle where bedazzle is flashy and forceful.
Opposites 3
- bore
- disappoint
- underwhelm
Common phrases 3
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bedazzle the audience
The costume team will bedazzle the audience before the first dance begins.
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bedazzle viewers
Tiny mirrored tiles bedazzle viewers as the sculpture turns.
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bedazzle with skill
The quartet can bedazzle with skill without rushing the music.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated