BEGUILED Synonyms: 211 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in duped

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beguiled

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verb

past tense of beguile

as in fascinated

to attract or delight as if by magic the magician effortlessly beguiled and amazed the children

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as in deceived

to cause to believe what is untrue beguiled her into believing that yet another worthless item would enhance her life

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as in tempted

to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage was beguiled by the promise of easy money as a drug dealer

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Recent Examples of beguiled

Adjective

Critics accused Son of being too beguiled by charismatic founders rather than critically parsing financials. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 24 Feb. 2026 Today, the urgent challenge before the royal family and many other institutions protected by mystique is whether the often degenerate select few in charge can still persuade the mass of people to remain beguiled and accept authority. — Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 Now based in New York City, his first Texas solo museum show, staged at The Contemporary, revealed not only magnificently smooth objects seemingly beguiled from wood, with enough thorny surfaces to remind the viewer of the complicated life of the immigrant today. — Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026 Even the uninitiated will be beguiled, though, by the director’s meditative style, his skillful portrait of industrial upheaval and decay, and the sense of wistfulness driving Tao’s lovely performance. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2025 Monroe has to slowly tilt from being beguiled and intrigued by Stevens to totally terrified by him, and her ability to pull it off while explosions and gun battles are going on around her sells the film’s tonal shifts perfectly. — Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025 Blessed with a certain photogenic look that’s beguiled moviegoing audiences since the 1930s and cursed with having the conversation start and stop there, Sweeney has become one of the few sure bets for stardom among the current A-listers-under-30 set, as well as a brand unto herself. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025

Verb

Taxpayers’ expense for these machines could run into many millions, yet more counties are beguiled by the technology. — Phyllis Tashlik, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026 Renee Nicole Good was a pawn of leftist politicians and activists who beguiled her into believing that ICE officers are the bad guys and that there is virtue in attacking them, breaking the law and resisting arrest. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2026 OpenAI took a step on one of these items Tuesday, announcing a model that predicts whether a user is a minor based on their behavior and usage patterns — a challenge that has beguiled the tech industry for decades. — Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 21 Jan. 2026 In the five years just before war set in, these were among the dwellings that had beguiled Heinz Gaube (1940–2022), a German academic at the Oriental Seminar of the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen. — JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025 Actor Andre Amarotico’s delivery is that of a Narcissus beguiled by his own reflection. — Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for beguiled

Adjective

So what if the credulous smallfolk now believe that the Usurper’s rule is ordained by the Gods?

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
In any case, the Biden Administration’s grudging acquiescence now looks like the beginning of a pattern of credulous capitulation.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of credulous

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The 31-year-old rapper, a member of the megagroup NCT and the leader of its subgroup NCT 127, has seemingly always been fascinated by merging different genres to create a new song.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
Questions around beauty and longing recur, as do keywords (such as ‘password’), names, references and scenic features, but what fascinated me most is that in principle each episode could be read as a little patchy universe on its own.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of fascinated

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White House pool reporters deceived Advertisement McDonald pushed back on the idea that Air Force One and the people still aboard it, including journalists, were left exposed.

— Philip Wang, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
Harvey said at the time that his biggest concern was the people being deceived.

— Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of deceived

Verb

As digital products become more capable and feature-rich, teams may be tempted to simplify interfaces by hiding controls, reducing context or removing steps that seem unnecessary.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Be aware of the restrictions of the Moon Alert today and avoid spending (except for food and gas), because you will be tempted to do so with three planets in your Money House.

— Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of tempted

Adjective

This model worked for well over a decade because, in those go-go speculative days, there was an ongoing influx of gullible retail investors eager to prop up the token flippers.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026
Colocousis said people who think scam victims like him are gullible idiots don’t understand the sophistication of criminal organizations behind online fraud.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026

Definition of gullible

Verb

Ryninks was delighted to have enticed such a high calibre of Welsh talent aboard this small indie.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
Rebecca and Keeley Jones (Juno Temple) have enticed Ted back to England from Kansas to coach their new women’s team, a motley group of players desperately in need of Ted’s guidance.

— Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of enticed

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Giovannoni showed that the free, open-source tool successfully tricked scammers into giving away their own private personal information, such as phone numbers, addresses, and even bank account details.

— Kim Key, PC Magazine, 8 Aug. 2026
Wilson didn’t arrive at her position because Republicans tricked her into it.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of tricked

Verb

That book is a revenge fantasy about the former art school professor who seduced her, discarded her and destroyed her confidence as a painter.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 2 July 2026
So instead of Syrax, the Blacks get close air support from Jace on Vermax and Moondancer, ridden by Baela, who is easily seduced into battle by Jace’s unchecked hero complex.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 June 2026

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