Charmed
What it means
Warmly delighted by an appealing person, place, or experience.
Reach for it when describing pleasure with a note of affection or enchantment
The visitors were charmed by the baker who remembered every child's favorite loaf.
Words to choose between 6
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playful
Fits when amused pleasure gives the moment its lift
Careful Tickled centers amusement, not elegance or endearing appeal.
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everyday
Fits when strong pleasure is enough without implying attraction
Careful Delighted is broader and misses the gentle appeal that won someone over.
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everyday
won over
Fits when initial reserve changed into liking
Careful This implies prior resistance that charmed does not require.
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warm
taken with
Fits when informal personal liking is the right register
Careful The phrase may suggest romantic interest when the attraction is impersonal.
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professional
captivated
Fits when attention has been completely held
Careful Captivation may be intellectual or dramatic without any affectionate warmth.
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literary
Fits when the experience feels almost magical
Careful Enchanted can overstate ordinary social pleasure.
Opposites 3
- repelled
- unimpressed
- disenchanted
Common phrases 3
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charmed by
We were charmed by the tiny courtyard and its lemon trees.
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utterly charmed
The audience was utterly charmed by her shy final bow.
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seem charmed
Even the stern judge seemed charmed by the handmade invitation.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Neskaya, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated