fascinations
Things that enthrall
Fascinations are things that captivate intense interest or the states of being captivated.
A person's fascinations reveal what compels their attention: Her fascinations included Victorian architecture and true crime.
The word can also describe multiple instances of being spellbound: the fascinations of first love.
Dominant mental concerns
- fixationsPersistent mental attachments
- infatuationsIntense short-lived attractions
- captivationsActs of holding attention
- passionsIntense driving emotions
compulsions · absorptions · enchantments · enthrallments · bewitchments · manias · crazes · fetishes
Persistent dominating thoughts
- crazesSudden widespread enthusiasms
- trendsPrevailing directions of change
- phenomenaObservable facts or events
- movementsChanges in position
vogues · fads · manias · zeitgeist · mass appeal · cult followings · subcultures · trending topics
Attracts or delights
- appealsRequests for reconsideration
- enchantmentsMagical influences or charms
- attractionsThings that draw interest
- magnetismForce between poles
seductions · glamour · mystique · enticements · bewitchments · spells · captivations · charisma
Experiences of profound awe
- marvelsAstonishing phenomena
- intriguesPlots or fascinates
- mysteriesUnexplained phenomena or events
- phenomenaObservable facts or events
oddities · novelties · peculiarities · attractions · wonders · spectacles · amazements · discoveries
preoccupations
Dominant mental concerns
- fixationsPersistent mental attachments
- infatuationsIntense short-lived attractions
- captivationsActs of holding attention
passions · compulsions · absorptions · enchantments · enthrallments · bewitchments · manias · crazes · fetishes · addictions
obsessions
Persistent dominating thoughts
- crazesSudden widespread enthusiasms
- trendsPrevailing directions of change
- phenomenaObservable facts or events
movements · vogues · fads · manias · zeitgeist · mass appeal · cult followings · subcultures · trending topics
charms
Attracts or delights
- appealsRequests for reconsideration
- enchantmentsMagical influences or charms
- attractionsThings that draw interest
magnetism · seductions · glamour · mystique · enticements · bewitchments · spells · captivations · charisma · romantic allure
wonderments
Experiences of profound awe
phenomena · oddities · novelties · peculiarities · attractions · wonders · spectacles · amazements · discoveries · enigmas
- preferencespreferences, prefer, likes, like, liking
fascinationsboredom
Weary disinterest from monotony
indifference · apathy · disinterest · ennui · tedium
fascinationsrepulsions
Acts of driving away
revulsions · aversions · disgust · loathing · abhorrence
- morbid fascinationAttraction to grisly subjects
- dread fascinationAttraction mixed with horror
- childhood fascinationEarly-age intense interest