enthrallment
State of spellbinding
Enthrallment is the state of being captivated or fascinated, held spellbound by something or someone: Her enthrallment with the novel kept her reading until dawn.
The word carries a sense of willing captivity—being so absorbed that nothing else matters.
Less commonly, it refers to literal enslavement, though this sense is now rare.
Capture attention completely
- spellbindCaptivate completely, immovably
- transfixImmobilize through shock or piercing
- gripSecure manual hold
- engrossAbsorb one's attention wholly
absorb · riveted · rapt · hypnotize · fascinate · bewitch · enrapture · immerse
Overwhelming intense delight
- blissPerfect, serene felicity
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- elationIntense triumphant joy
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
transcendence · transport · beatitude · exaltation · sublimity · nirvana · jubilation · delight
Forcing into submission
- enslavementForced human ownership
- servitudeCompulsory labor under masters
- captivityState of being confined
- dominionAuthority to rule
subjection · yoke · vassalage · serfdom · bondsman · chains · submission · mastery
mesmerize
Capture attention completely
- spellbindCaptivate completely, immovably
- transfixImmobilize through shock or piercing
- gripSecure manual hold
engross · absorb · riveted · rapt · hypnotize · fascinate · bewitch · enrapture · immerse · intrigue
ecstasy
Overwhelming intense delight
exhilaration · transcendence · transport · beatitude · exaltation · sublimity · nirvana · jubilation · delight · awe
subjugation
Forcing into submission
- enslavementForced human ownership
- servitudeCompulsory labor under masters
- captivityState of being confined
dominion · subjection · yoke · vassalage · serfdom · bondsman · chains · submission · mastery · control
- obsessionsobsession, fixation, monomania, preoccupation, mania
- attractionattraction, chemistry, allure, draw, fascination
- sirenssirens, siren song, siren call, Lorelei, enchantresses
- supernatural statesenchanted, bewitched, hexed, cursed, possessed
- captivationfascination, captivation, bewitchment, entrancement, enchantment
- devotiondevotion, adoration, reverence, devotions, piety
enthrallmentboredom
Weary disinterest from monotony
indifference · disinterest · apathy · ennui · tedium
enthrallmentfreedom
Absence of constraint
liberation · emancipation · liberty · independence · release
enthrallmentdistraction
Thing diverting one's attention
inattention · absentmindedness · obliviousness · unawareness · absent-mindedness
enthrall, enthralled, enthralling, thrall, enthralls, enthral, enthrals, enthralment, thralldom