Synonyms of witches

witches 1 of 2

noun

plural of witch

1

as in sorcerers

a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers

the 17th-century house had once belonged to a woman who was hanged as a witch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sorcerers
• sorceresses
• hags
• magicians
• warlocks
• wizards
• enchantresses
• necromancers
• enchanters
• charmers
• conjurers
• hexes
• voodoos
• voodooists

2

as in hags

a mean or ugly old woman

a foul-tempered old witch who is constantly at odds with her neighbors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hags
• crones
• shrews
• carlines
• trots
• hellcats
• beldams
• harpies
• viragoes

3

as in mages

a person skilled in using supernatural forces

freakish storms that were once thought to be the work of witches

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sorcerers
• mages
• magicians
• wizards
• warlocks
• necromancers
• conjurers
• enchanters
• magi
• charmers
• shamans
• Magians
• voodoos
• sorceresses
• hags
• voodooists
• occultists
• prophets
• diviners
• enchantresses
• seers
• soothsayers
• witch doctors
• fortune-tellers
• medicine men
• exorcists
• hexes
• wonder-workers
• thaumaturges
• theurgists
• prognosticators
• thaumaturgists
• shamanists
• crystal gazers
• foreseers
• mediums
• prophesiers
• exorcisers

witches

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of witch, archaic

as in charms

to attract or delight as if by magic

the woman did witch me with her gentle smile

Synonyms & Similar Words

• charms
• fascinates
• delights
• enchants
• entices
• interests
• kills
• intrigues
• lures
• seduces
• pleases
• bewitches
• wiles
• tempts
• captivates
• beguiles
• draws
• magnetizes
• allures
• appeals (to)
• arrests
• pulls
• woos
• entrances
• courts
• disarms
• gratifies
• invites
• beckons
• enraptures
• enthralls
• solicits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• offends
• repels
• annoys
• disgusts
• tires
• revolts
• bores
• displeases
• irks
• wearies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of witches

Noun

Years ago, William had plotted to pollute the the ley lines — the source of all witches and warlocks’ magical powers — which was foiled by a Mary, Graves and their coven sister Tamora (Keegan Connor Tracy). — Mya Copeland, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026

Snoopy and Woodstock line the outside of the bowl in costumes like cowboys, mummies, bandits, and witches. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2026

This fiendishly fun romp puts the spotlight on Whihala the Witch and her ring of dancing circle sister witches, as well as fire-eaters, costume contests, games, food, paranormal investigations and scary displays. — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Disney‘s new supernatural series Coven Academy brings witches and warlocks to the small screen just ahead of Halloween. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Of interest to the teenage set is new series Coven Academy, which is set at a New Orleans school that only enrolls the most promising witches and warlocks. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026

Then, of course, there are the never-ending motifs, from witches and ghosts to spider webs and maple leaves. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 28 Sep. 2026

The show’s themes have included the supernatural, witches, summer camp slashers and more while bringing back many actors playing the same characters including Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Emma Roberts and more. — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026

Everyone's favorite witches are back (and just in time for spooky season). — Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Sep. 2026

Verb

The film, directed by Susanne Bier and starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, reprising their respective roles of sister witches Sally and Gillian Owens, arrives 28 years after the original. — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2026

Last year, Kardashians decorations took a spookier turn, with the reality star’s house being decorated with creepy floating ghosts, witches brooms and piles of pumpkins in shades of traditional orange — plus green, white and hues of brown — and covered in sprawling vines. — Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025

Are the owners actually witches? — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025