Antonyms for enthralled


Grammar : Verb
Spell : en-thrawl
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈθrɔl


Definition of enthralled

Origin :
  • also enthral "to hold in mental or moral bondage," 1570s, from en- (1) "make, put in" + thrall. Literal sense is from 1610s. Related: Enthralled; enthralling.
  • verb captivate
Example sentences :
  • He had been interested by the play when he read it, but now he was enthralled by it.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • And is not this the state in which the soul is most enthralled by the body?
  • Extract from : « Phaedo » by Plato
  • But that she should be enthralled and Jack free was not to be borne!
  • Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope
  • Silvey beamed, enthralled as usual by John's fertile imagination.
  • Extract from : « A Son of the City » by Herman Gastrell Seely
  • There had been only two hops, and I was so enthralled already.
  • Extract from : « Daisy » by Elizabeth Wetherell
  • "The soldier was getting his meal," whispered Denny, enthralled.
  • Extract from : « The Raid on the Termites » by Paul Ernst
  • Paul met the glance of the golden, prominent eyes, and it held him enthralled.
  • Extract from : « The Orchard of Tears » by Sax Rohmer
  • On thy head lies the burden of the woe of Khem, this day enthralled of Rome.
  • Extract from : « Cleopatra » by H. Rider Haggard
  • In a few minutes the Queen and all her courtiers were enthralled by the music.
  • Extract from : « The Fugitives » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • It was the wording of the phrase rather than the handwriting that enthralled her.
  • Extract from : « Ruth Fielding Down East » by Alice B. Emerson

Synonyms for enthralled

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