Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun witch

4 senses of witch

Sense 1
enchantress, witch -- (a female sorcerer or magician)
       => occultist -- (a believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts)

Sense 2
witch -- (a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil)
       => imaginary being, imaginary creature -- (a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction)

Sense 3
Wiccan, witch -- (a believer in Wicca)
       => pagan -- (a person who follows a polytheistic or pre-Christian religion (not a Christian or Muslim or Jew))

Sense 4
hag, beldam, beldame, witch, crone -- (an ugly evil-looking old woman)
       => old woman -- (a woman who is old)

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

1 sense of witch

Sense 1
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)

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