Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb mesmerize
2 senses of mesmerize
Sense 1
magnetize, mesmerize, mesmerise, magnetise, bewitch, spellbind -- (attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks")
=> charm, influence, tempt -- (induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money")
Sense 2
hypnotize, hypnotise, mesmerize, mesmerise -- (induce hypnosis in)
=> sedate, calm, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise -- (cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation")
Antonyms of adj mesmerized
1 sense of mesmerized
Sense 1
fascinated, hypnotized, hypnotised, mesmerized, mesmerised, spellbound, spell-bound, transfixed -- (having your attention fixated as though by a spell)
INDIRECT (VIA enchanted) -> disenchanted -- (freed from enchantment)
Similarity of adj mesmerized
1 sense of mesmerized
Sense 1
fascinated, hypnotized, hypnotised, mesmerized, mesmerised, spellbound, spell-bound, transfixed -- (having your attention fixated as though by a spell)
=> enchanted (vs. disenchanted) -- (influenced as by charms or incantations)