transfixing
Holding attention completely
Transfixing describes something that holds attention so completely that a person becomes motionless or spellbound: a transfixing performance, Her eyes were transfixing.
The word derives from the literal sense of transfix—to pierce through and pin in place.
What transfixes you stops you in your tracks, unable to look away.
Completely capturing one's attention
- mesmerizingCompletely capturing one's attention
- enthrallingDeeply fascinating and gripping
- rivetingCompletely holding one's attention
- hypnoticInducing trance or slumber
entrancing · fascinating · bewitching · gripping · arresting · compelling · absorbing · engrossing
Piercing with a sharp object
- skeweringPiercing with a pointed rod
- spearingPiercing with pointed shaft
- pinningFastening with pointed fasteners
- stakingRisking something valuable
lancing · harpooning · spiking · stabbing · puncturing · perforating · penetrating · immobilizing
spellbinding
Completely capturing one's attention
- mesmerizingCompletely capturing one's attention
- enthrallingDeeply fascinating and gripping
- rivetingCompletely holding one's attention
hypnotic · entrancing · fascinating · bewitching · gripping · arresting · compelling · absorbing · engrossing · enchanting
impaling
Piercing with a sharp object
- skeweringPiercing with a pointed rod
- spearingPiercing with pointed shaft
- pinningFastening with pointed fasteners
staking · lancing · harpooning · spiking · stabbing · puncturing · perforating · penetrating · immobilizing · paralyzed
- captivationfascination, captivation, enthrallment, bewitchment, entrancement
- word formationaffixes, affixation, roots, infix, morphemes
transfixingboring
Failing to engage interest
uninteresting · forgettable · ignorable · tedious · dull