fascinate

/ˈfæsɪneɪt/verb

To hold someone's attention completely by being extremely interesting or attractive.

Example sentences

“Dinosaurs fascinate my six-year-old son.”
“The magician's tricks fascinated the whole audience.”

Usually appears in passive form: 'I'm fascinated by insects', not 'insects fascinate me', though both are correct. Stronger than 'interest'.

Synonyms for fascinate

Antonyms

bore

Related words

mesmerizeTo hold someone's complete attention, as if by magic; to fascinate.fastidiousPaying extremely close attention to detail and wanting everything to be exactly right.fancifulComing from the imagination rather than from real life; imaginative or unreal.fatherA man who has a child, whether by birth, adoption, fostering, or raising the child as his own.familyPeople connected to one another by birth, marriage, or adoption, especially a set of parents and their children.fathomTo understand something difficult or puzzling after thinking about it.