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

3 senses of spellbind

Sense 1
fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind -- (to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra")
       => interest -- (excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of)

Sense 2
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 3
entrance, spellbind -- (put into a trance)
       => hypnotize, hypnotise, mesmerize, mesmerise -- (induce hypnosis in)

Antonyms of adj spellbinding

1 sense of spellbinding

Sense 1
hypnotic, mesmeric, mesmerizing, spellbinding -- (attracting and holding interest as if by a spell; "read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice"; "she had a warm mesmeric charm"; "the sheer force of his presence was mesmerizing"; "a spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome")

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

Similarity of adj spellbinding

1 sense of spellbinding

Sense 1
hypnotic, mesmeric, mesmerizing, spellbinding -- (attracting and holding interest as if by a spell; "read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice"; "she had a warm mesmeric charm"; "the sheer force of his presence was mesmerizing"; "a spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome")
       => 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")