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INTRIGUE Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word intrigue. (exact relations)
There are 7 hypernyms of the word intrigue. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for INTRIGUE

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fascinate
verbv
verb

• cause to be interested or curious

• to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe

• attract; cause to be enamored

absorb
verbv
verb

• become imbued

• take up mentally

• take up, as of debts or payments

• take in, also metaphorically

• cause to become one with

• suck or take up or in

• devote (oneself) fully to

• assimilate or take in

• consume all of one's attention or time

allure
nounn
noun

• the power to entice or attract through personal charm

verb

• dispose or incline or entice to

attract
verbv
verb

• direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

• be attractive to

• exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away

beguile
verbv
verb

• influence by slyness

• attract; cause to be enamored

bewitch
verbv
verb

• attract; cause to be enamored

• attract strongly, as if with a magnet

• cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

captivate
verbv
verb

• attract; cause to be enamored

charm
verb, nounv, n
noun

• attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

• a verbal formula believed to have magical force

• something believed to bring good luck

• (physics) one of the six flavors of quark, the third most massive of all quarks

verb

• attract; cause to be enamored

• control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft

• protect through supernatural powers or charms

• induce into action by using one's charm

enchant
verbv
verb

• hold spellbound

• attract; cause to be enamored

• cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

mesmerize
verbv
verb

• attract strongly, as if with a magnet

• induce hypnosis in

connive
verbv
verb

• encourage or assent to illegally or criminally

• form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

machination
nounn
noun

• a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends

scheme
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an elaborate and systematic plan of action

• a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

• a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole

• an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world

• a schematic or preliminary plan

verb

• form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

• devise a system or form a scheme for

Best Hypernyms For INTRIGUE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for intrigue, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (4)
plot game interest romance
Phrases (3)
love affairmatter tosecret plan

Alternatives for FASCINATE

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