hypnotized
In a trance
Hypnotized describes the state of being under hypnosis—a trance-like condition of focused attention and heightened suggestibility, typically induced by a hypnotist.
More commonly, hypnotized means captivated or spellbound: She stood hypnotized by the sunset, The audience was hypnotized by his performance.
The figurative sense suggests being unable to look away or think of anything else.
Held in rapt attention
- spellboundHeld as if enchanted
- captivatedWholly absorbed by something
- enthralledDeeply fascinated, held rapt
- transfixedHeld immobile by amazement
riveted · rapt · bewitched · fascinated · enraptured · awestruck · dazzled · wonderstruck
Suspended sensibility
- dazeBewildered mental state
- reverieAbstracted, pleasant daydream
- daydreamConscious fantasy while awake
- sleepwalkingAmbulatory behavior during slumber
somnambulism · catatonia · glazed · zoned-out · spaced-out · trancelike · dreamlike · fugue
Formal admission process
- pendulumSuspended swinging weight
- spiralCurve winding around center
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- relaxationState of being unwound
deepening · clinical · therapeutic · regression · visualization · suggestion · awakening · snap
Underhanded control of others
- controlAuthority to direct
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- brainwashedMentally manipulated into compliance
conditioned · programmed · indoctrinated · coerced · compelled · commanded · directed · dominated
Yielding to others' wishes
- receptiveOpen to input
- malleableCapable of being shaped
- impressionableEasily influenced or affected
- pliantEasily bent or influenced
susceptible · amenable · yielding · docile · obedient · acquiescent · persuadable · gullible
Not awake or aware
- psycheTotal mental life
- repressedHeld back from expression
- memoriesStored past experiences
- dreamsInvoluntary sleep visions
suggestion · regression · Freudian · id · ego · buried · latent · suppressed
mesmerized
Held in rapt attention
- spellboundHeld as if enchanted
- captivatedWholly absorbed by something
- enthralledDeeply fascinated, held rapt
transfixed · riveted · rapt · bewitched · fascinated · enraptured · awestruck · dazzled · wonderstruck · starry-eyed
stupor
Suspended sensibility
- dazeBewildered mental state
- reverieAbstracted, pleasant daydream
- daydreamConscious fantasy while awake
sleepwalking · somnambulism · catatonia · glazed · zoned-out · spaced-out · trancelike · dreamlike · fugue · dissociation
induction
Formal admission process
- pendulumSuspended swinging weight
- spiralCurve winding around center
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
relaxation · deepening · clinical · therapeutic · regression · visualization · suggestion · awakening · snap
manipulation
Underhanded control of others
- controlAuthority to direct
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
brainwashed · conditioned · programmed · indoctrinated · coerced · compelled · commanded · directed · dominated · swayed
compliant
Yielding to others' wishes
- receptiveOpen to input
- malleableCapable of being shaped
- impressionableEasily influenced or affected
pliant · susceptible · amenable · yielding · docile · obedient · acquiescent · persuadable · gullible · submissive
unconscious
Not awake or aware
dreams · suggestion · regression · Freudian · id · ego · buried · latent · suppressed · hidden
- status effectsdebuffed, poison, hexed, burn, cursed
- captivationfascination, captivation, enthrallment, bewitchment, entrancement
- mental statesknowledge, conscious, mood, anxious, memory
hypnotizedalert
Warning or watchfulness
awake · aware · conscious · lucid · wide-awake
hypnotizedbored
Lacking interest or engagement
disinterested · indifferent · unimpressed · disengaged · unmoved
hypnotizedskeptical
Inclined to question claims
resistant · strong-willed · free-thinking · self-possessed · unswayed