INTRIGUES Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word intrigues. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for INTRIGUES
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allures | verbv | |||||||
noun • the power to entice or attract through personal charm verb • dispose or incline or entice to | ||||||||
attracts | 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 | ||||||||
beguiles | verbv | |||||||
verb • influence by slyness • attract; cause to be enamored | ||||||||
bewitches | 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 | ||||||||
captivates | verbv | |||||||
verb • attract; cause to be enamored | ||||||||
charms | nounn | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
enchants | verbv | |||||||
verb • hold spellbound • attract; cause to be enamored • cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something | ||||||||
enthralls | verbv | |||||||
verb • hold spellbound | ||||||||
exhilarates | verbv | |||||||
verb • fill with sublime emotion | ||||||||
fascinates | 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 | ||||||||
interests | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something • a reason for wanting something done • the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.) • a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed • (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something • (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims • a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly) verb • excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of • be on the mind of • be of importance or consequence | ||||||||
mesmerizes | verbv | |||||||
verb • attract strongly, as if with a magnet • induce hypnosis in | ||||||||
spellbinds | verbv | |||||||
verb • to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe • attract strongly, as if with a magnet • put into a trance | ||||||||
connive | verbv | |||||||
verb • encourage or assent to illegally or criminally • form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
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 |