Meanings
comparative more spellbound · superlative most spellbound · alternative spell-bound
- Under the influence of a magical spell; enchanted, bewitched, or supernaturally constrained.
At once he sniffed the smell of man. At once he feared his hidden lair had been looted while he slept. How had a man dared to come so close? He must have trod next to the dragon's head so as not to be spellbound.
1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 41Synonyms: ensorcelled, forspoken, under a spell, bespelled, bewitched, charmed, cursed, enchanted
- Fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell; captivated.
The story left the children spellbound.
Synonyms: enthralled, entranced, transfixed, absorbed, bewitched, captivated, enchanted, engaged
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveUnder the influence of a magical spell; enchanted, bewitched, or supernaturally constrained.
adjectiveFascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell; captivated.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivehaving your attention fixated as though by a spell
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian омагьосан, запленен
- омагьосан (omagjosan)fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
- запленен (zaplenen)fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
Catalan embadalit
- embadalitfascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
Chinese Mandarin 如痴如醉
- 如痴如醉 (rúchīrúzuì)fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
Czech okouzlený, očarovaný
- okouzlenýfascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
- očarovanýfascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
- uhranutýfascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
- fascinovanýfascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
Dutch betoverd
- betoverdfascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
Esperanto sorĉita
- sorĉitafascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
Finnish lumoutunut, haltioitunut
- lumoutunutfascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
- haltioitunutfascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
French envoûté, fasciné
- envoûtéfascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
- fascinéfascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
German gebannt, bezaubert
- gebanntfascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
- bezaubertfascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
Hindi मंत्रमुग्ध
- मंत्रमुग्ध (mantramugdh)fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
Italian affascinato, incantato
- affascinatofascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
- incantatofascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
- ammaliatofascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
- trasognatofascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
Norwegian trollbundet
- trollbundetfascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
Polish oczarowany, zafascynowany
- oczarowanyfascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
- zafascynowanyfascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
Portuguese encantado, fascinado
- encantadofascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
- fascinadofascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
Russian очаро́ванный, зачаро́ванный
- очаро́ванный (očaróvannyj)fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
- зачаро́ванный (začaróvannyj)fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
- заворо́женный (zavoróžennyj)fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
Spanish embobado
- embobadofascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
Swedish trollbunden
- trollbundenfascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
Tagalog nabighani
- nabighanifascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
Ukrainian зачаро́ваний
- зачаро́ваний (začaróvanyj)fascinated by something; entranced as if by a spell
Cite this entry
spellbound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spellbound
“spellbound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spellbound. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spellbound,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spellbound.
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