Synonyms

entranced

American

[en-transt] / ɛnˈtrænst /

adjective

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.
put into a trance; hypnotized.

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

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of entrance.

Other Word Forms

unentranced adjective

Etymology

Origin of entranced

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

Example Sentences

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A protective barrier prevented her from entering, and the deteriorating balconies made it look a bit unsafe, but peeking through the windows, she was entranced by the yellow kitchen.

From Slate • Feb. 1, 2026

As someone who’s been entranced by cars ever since high school, Toliver uses his car obsession as a vehicle for his own sonic discovery.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Born in New York, Mr. Williams was entranced by music from his earliest days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

This might not be the last test where Beijing leans on its strength in work-a-day industrial semiconductors while Silicon Valley is entranced by whiz-bang artificial-intelligence-driven breakthroughs, though.

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

One night while watching an old Marx Brothers movie on the Late Show, he was held entranced by a scene where the brothers were searching for a missing painting.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

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