Synonyms of beguiles

beguiles

verb

present tense third-person singular of beguile

1

as in fascinates

to attract or delight as if by magic

the magician effortlessly beguiled and amazed the children

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fascinates
• entices
• delights
• enchants
• captivates
• seduces
• charms
• pleases
• tempts
• intrigues
• bewitches
• lures
• magnetizes
• kills
• interests
• allures
• draws
• wiles
• witches
• pulls
• woos
• disarms
• gratifies
• enthralls
• beckons
• enthrals
• invites
• enraptures
• appeals (to)
• entrances
• arrests
• solicits
• courts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• offends
• repels
• disgusts
• annoys
• displeases
• bores
• wearies
• revolts
• irks
• tires

2

as in deceives

to cause to believe what is untrue

beguiled her into believing that yet another worthless item would enhance her life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deceives
• fools
• tricks
• misleads
• deludes
• teases
• misinforms
• misguides
• hoodwinks
• kids
• bamboozles
• juggles
• stings
• dupes
• catches
• humbugs
• sucks in
• snows
• cozens
• suckers
• gulls
• burns
• bluffs
• strings along
• spoofs
• has
• has on
• cheats
• cons
• hoaxes
• fakes out
• takes in
• buffaloes
• gaffs
• snookers
• hornswoggles
• does a number on
• gammons
• leads one up the garden path
• leads one down the garden path
• defrauds
• shortchanges
• pulls one's leg
• pulls the wool over one's eyes
• sticks
• bleeds
• swindles
• hustles
• diddles
• puts on
• mulcts
• squeezes
• fleeces
• chisels
• rooks
• flimflams
• euchres
• skins

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reveals
• exposes
• unmasks
• uncovers
• tells
• discloses
• debunks
• shows up
• divulges
• unveils
• undeceives
• uncloaks
• disenchants
• disabuses
• disillusions

3

as in tempts

to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage

was beguiled by the promise of easy money as a drug dealer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tempts
• seduces
• lures
• entices
• persuades
• betrays
• allures
• fascinates
• leads on
• solicits
• baits
• decoys
• enchants
• inveigles
• traps
• ensnares
• entraps
• captivates
• bewitches
• enmeshes
• snows
• draws in
• magnetizes
• meshes
• snares
• ropes (in)
• charms
• wiles
• catches
• tangles
• immeshes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• warns
• cautions
• alerts
• forewarns
• drives (away or off)
• turns away
• wards (off)
• repulses