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View synonyms for entranced

entranced

[ en-transt ]

adjective

  1. filled with delight or wonder; enraptured; captivated:

    The two last songs soulfully bring the album to a lilting climax, leaving the entranced listener clamoring for more.

  2. put into a trance; hypnotized:

    She honestly believes she spoke to her dead mother with the help of an entranced medium.



verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of entrance 2.
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Other Words From

  • un·en·tranced adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of entranced1

First recorded in 1590–1600; entrance 2 + -ed 2 for the adjective senses; entrance 2 + -ed 1 for the verb sense
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Example Sentences

In a loud stadium, on a crowded sideline, Lynn walked as if totally alone, talking to no one, entranced in a silent, steely focus.

Or were these fans simply too entranced by the beat, unable to break concentration, their senses dulled under the influence of ecstasy or weed or fruit-flavored liquor?

From Salon

India was entranced by movies from childhood — she recalls watching dailies with her dad, trying to detect slight differences from shot to shot — but thought of that work as beyond her.

Similarly, nearly 20 years after Dawes’ gold win, 16-year-old Douglas entranced the country with her gymnastics at the 2012 London Olympics.

From Salon

From the moment I learned about hillbillies as a child, I was entranced.

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