Antonyms of verb enchant

1 of 3 senses of enchant

Sense 1
enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight -- (hold spellbound)
       Antonym of disenchant (Sense 1)
      => disenchant, disillusion -- (free from enchantment)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb enchant

3 senses of enchant

Sense 1
enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight -- (hold spellbound)
       => please, delight -- (give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation")

Sense 2
capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant -- (attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts")
       => attract, appeal -- (be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people")

Sense 3
hex, bewitch, glamour, witch, enchant, jinx -- (cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something)
       => charm, becharm -- (control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft)

Antonyms of adj enchanting

1 sense of enchanting

Sense 1
bewitching, captivating, enchanting, enthralling, entrancing, fascinating -- (capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile"; "Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman")

INDIRECT (VIA attractive) -> unattractive -- (lacking beauty or charm; "as unattractive as most mining regions")

Similarity of adj enchanting

1 sense of enchanting

Sense 1
bewitching, captivating, enchanting, enthralling, entrancing, fascinating -- (capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile"; "Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman")
       => attractive (vs. unattractive) -- (pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations")

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