Usually means: Attracts and holds interest intensely.
Definitions Related words Phrases Mentions Lyrics History Colors (New!)
We found 22 dictionaries that define the word captivating:

General (21 matching dictionaries)
  1. captivating: Merriam-Webster
  2. captivating: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. captivating: Collins English Dictionary
  4. captivating: Vocabulary.com
  5. Captivating, captivating: Wordnik
  6. captivating: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. captivating: Wiktionary
  8. Captivating, captivating: Dictionary.com
  9. captivating: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  10. Captivating (book), Captivating: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. Captivating: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  12. captivating: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  13. captivating: Rhymezone
  14. Captivating: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  15. captivating: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  16. captivating: FreeDictionary.org
  17. captivating: Mnemonic Dictionary
  18. captivating: TheFreeDictionary.com
  19. captivating: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Captivating (book), captivating: Legal dictionary

(Note: See captivate as well.)

Google, News, Images, Wikipedia, Reddit, BlueSky
Definitions from Wiktionary (
)
American English Definition British English Definition
▸ adjective:  That captivates; fascinating.
▸ adjective:  Showing great beauty; beautiful.

Similar:
enchanting, bewitching, fascinating, enthralling, attractive, entrancing, captivative, catching, absorbing, bewitchable, more...

Opposite:
unappealing, uninteresting, dull, boring, unengaging

Types:
charming, more...

Phrases:
intoxicating and captivating, captivating compelling, presumably captivating, beautiful captivating, more...

Adjectives:
most, least, highest, equal, mighty, uncommonly, amiable, daring, singularly, gentlest, arrogant

Colors:
    emerald,     sapphire,     amethyst,     ruby,     turquoise, more...



▸ Words similar to captivating

▸ Usage examples for captivating

▸ Idioms related to captivating

▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)

▸ Popular nouns described by captivating

▸ Words that often appear near captivating

▸ Rhymes of captivating

▸ Invented words related to captivating

Similar:
enchanting, bewitching, fascinating, enthralling, attractive, entrancing, captivative, catching, absorbing, bewitchable, more...

Opposite:
unappealing, uninteresting, dull, boring, unengaging

Types:
charming, more...

Phrases:
intoxicating and captivating, captivating compelling, presumably captivating, beautiful captivating, more...

Adjectives:
most, least, highest, equal, mighty, uncommonly, amiable, daring, singularly, gentlest, arrogant

Colors:
    emerald,     sapphire,     amethyst,     ruby,     turquoise, more...



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.


(Click a button above to see words related to "captivating" that fit the given meter.)



Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux