ENAMORED Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

enamored

adjective

Definition of enamored

as in gone (on)

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Recent Examples of enamored David Ellison — who helped to finance Tom Cruise's Mission Impossiblefranchise and the Top Gun sequel — is by all accounts enamored of the film-making industry. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026 But Fogel is too enamored with his subject to delve below the surface of his psychological profile. — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026 General manager Brian Gutekunst sounded enamored with Smith’s repertoire. — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Will Forte is as enamored of Tina Fey as the rest of us, after having worked with her for decades. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for enamored

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The Italian singing teacher, with whom Natasha has been momentarily infatuated, would certainly be a figure moving in the same Moscow circles as Field and his wife.

— Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2026
That’s what naysayers infatuated with Bhayshul Tuten continuously preach.

— Brad Evans, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of infatuated

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When one of her for-hire guardians speaks of her past as a musician, playing the pianoforte (piano) for enraptured listeners, Adelaide is entranced.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Audiences, however, have remained enraptured by its enduring story, in which one man’s public (and private) persona crumbles as one woman’s own star rises.

— Nathan Smith, Air Mail, 18 July 2026

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