Basic Details
Word: Fascinated
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: So interested in something that you cannot stop watching it or thinking about it.
Synonyms: captivated, enthralled, absorbed, spellbound
Antonyms: bored, uninterested, indifferent
How to Spell Fascinated
Syllables: fas - ci - nat - ed
Tricky part: The c after the s is silent, so many students write fasinated or facinated. After the silent c comes inat, then the ed ending.
Watch out for: fasinated, facinated, fassinated
Memory tip: The sc is the same pair you see in science: a scientist is fascinated by science.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The children were fascinated by the potter shaping a pot on his wheel.
Example 2: Meera has been fascinated by stars since she visited the planetarium in Kolkata.
Example 3: I watched, fascinated, as the chameleon slowly changed colour on the branch.
Fun Fact
The word comes from Latin fascinare, to bewitch or cast a spell. In older English, snakes were said to fascinate small birds, holding them still with a fixed stare.
Practise the CREST Way
Mingle-Mangle
Unscramble the jumbled word in the sentence and choose the correct word:
Even the youngest pupils sat tadacnifes through the hour-long magic show on annual day.
a) vaccinated
b) fascination
c) fascinates
d) fascinated
Show answer
d) fascinated. The jumble has a d but no o, so fascinates and fascination drop out, and vaccinated would need a v.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word fascinated as used in the sentence:
The visitors stood fascinated in front of the old steam engine at the rail museum in Mysuru.
a) spellbound
b) enchanted
c) bored
d) absorbed
Show answer
c) bored. Someone fascinated cannot look away; a bored visitor wants to leave, so bored is the opposite.
Word Cookie
Fill in the missing letters to complete the word:
fa_cin_ted
a) c, a
b) s, e
c) c, e
d) s, a
Show answer
d) s, a. The silent c needs an s in front of it, as in science, and the word is built on fascinate.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Someone fascinated by old maps would most likely ____.
a) spend hours studying them
b) throw them away quickly
c) sell them to a shop
d) refuse to look at them
Show answer
a) spend hours studying them
2. Choose the sentence in which fascinated is used correctly.
a) We fascinated our lunch in ten minutes.
b) The crowd was fascinated by the juggler.
c) The milk fascinated because it was warm.
d) He fascinated the door shut behind him.
Show answer
b) The crowd was fascinated by the juggler.
