cantrip

noun

Definition of cantripnext
chiefly Scottish
as in incantation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cantrip
  1. incantation
  2. invocation
  3. spell
  4. curse
  5. conjuration
  6. jinx
  7. enchantment
  8. sorcery
Noun
  • The amalgamation of memory, historical fact and artifice yield an engrossing incantation.
    Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
  • These works evoke the votive sculptures of ancient Egypt, where animals garnered more reverence than they do now, were seen as perhaps incantations of gods.
    Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of incantation
Noun
  • De la Torre’s invocation of his rights, according to his attorneys, should have been enough to halt the proceedings.
    Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Timothée Chalamet, who portrays Bob Dylan in the new biopic A Complete Unknown, took Dylan's invocation quite literally.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of invocation
Noun
  • Yet, come the full-time whistle, that difficult spell became irrelevant.
    Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The 39-year-old started 2024 as one of Europe’s most promising head coaches, but his spell at Manchester United could leave his reputation in tatters, with some suggesting that he could even be sacked before the end of the current season.
    Steve Price, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of spell
Noun
  • There has never been a busier time or more information available than right now, which is both a blessing and a curse.
    Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
  • The delivery app market — dominated by DoorDash, UberEats and Grubhub — seems to be a blessing and a curse for restaurant operators.
    Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of curse
Noun
  • Most of the recipients dismissed the composer as a crank, but a few were spellbound by his transcendentalist conjurations, and a cult began to grow.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Theater is a more symbolic space, a conjuration of lights and plywood, which offered Comer a kind of freedom.
    Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023
Definition of conjuration
Noun
  • Knocking on wood: This age-old superstition is believed to prevent bad luck or jinxes.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Sep. 2024
  • In the interview area afterwards, amid the high jinx, there was sincerity; glimpses of football’s soul.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 15 Apr. 2024
Definition of jinx
Noun
  • This sumptuous adaptation of Laura Esquivel’s internationally renowned novel of love, longing, and culinary enchantment during the Mexican Revolution feels grander and more emotional—but also more thoughtfully engaged with the politics of its era—than the great 1992 film version.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Once aboard the plane, the enchantment continued with holiday décor, flight attendants dressed in festive attire and a safety briefing reimagined as a classic holiday tale.
    Melissa Noel, Essence, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of enchantment
Noun
  • Unknown Armies This idiosyncratic modern magic game from Atlas Games plays like a gritty reboot of other games about sorcery.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The fact that Desmond injures himself badly in pulling off this sorcery endears him to Corrino all the more, which of course puts Valya in a deeper fix.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of sorcery
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