49 synonyms for captivate such as alluring, absorb, and allure. Captivate is a verb, and its antonyms are repel, bore, repellent, and boring.
Absorb, allure, alluring, attract, attractive, beautiful, beguile, beguiling, bewitch, bewitching, charismatic, charm, charming, dazzle, dazzling, delight, delightful, enamour, enchant, enchanting, engaging, engross, engrossing, enrapture, ensnare, enthral, enthralling, entrance, entrancing, fascinate, fascinating, grip, gripping, hypnotize, infatuate, interesting, lure, mesmerize, ravish, rivet, riveting, seduce, seductive, spellbind, spellbinding, win, winning, and woo.