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magic

noun

1 do you believe in magic?:

sorcery, witchcraft, wizardry, necromancy, enchantment, spellworking, incantation, the supernatural, occultism, the occult, black magic, the black arts, devilry, divination, malediction, voodoo, hoodoo, sympathetic magic, white magic, witching, witchery;

charm, hex, spell, jinx;

North American mojo, orenda;

New Zealand makutu;

South African, informal muti;

rare sortilege, thaumaturgy, theurgy.

2 he does magic at children's parties:

conjuring tricks, sleight of hand, legerdemain, illusion, prestidigitation, deception, trickery, juggling;

informal jiggery-pokery.

3 the magic of the stage:

allure, allurement, attraction, excitement, enchantment, entrancement, fascination, charm, glamour, magnetism, enticement.

▷antonyms dullness.

4 a taste of soccer magic:

skill, skillfulness, brilliance, ability, accomplishment, adeptness, competence, adroitness, deftness, dexterity, aptitude, expertise, expertness, art, finesse, experience, professionalism, talent, cleverness, smartness.

▷antonyms clumsiness, incompetence.

adjective

1 a magic spell:

supernatural, enchanted, occult, Druidical;

rare necromantic, thaumaturgic, thaumaturgical, sorcerous.

2 a magic place:

fascinating, captivating, charming, glamorous, magical, enchanting, entrancing, spellbinding, magnetic, irresistible, hypnotic.

3 informal we had a magic time:

marvelous, excellent, splendid, wonderful, magnificent, superb, glorious, sublime, lovely, delightful, beautiful, too good to be true;

informal super, great, amazing, fantastic, terrific, tremendous, phenomenal, sensational, heavenly, gorgeous, dreamy, grand, fabulous, fab, fabby, fantabulous, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, awesome, amazeballs, to die for, ace, cool, mean, bad, wicked, mega, crucial, mind-blowing, far out, A1, sound, out of this world, marvy, dope, def, phat;

British, informal smashing;

North American, informal neat, badass, bodacious, boss, radical, rad, peachy, boffo, bully, bitching, dandy, jim-dandy;

US, informal on fleek;

Australian, New Zealand, informal beaut, bonzer;

informal , dated groovy, spanking, divine;

British, informal , dated capital, champion, wizard, corking, ripping, cracking, spiffing, top-hole, topping, beezer;

North American, informal , dated swell, keen;

South African, informal kif, lank;

archaic goodly.

▷antonyms awful.

□ magic bullet

informal

there is no magic bullet for successful innovation:

solution, answer, resolution, way out;

remedy, antidote, cure, nostrum, panacea;

informal quick fix.

word links	magic
rhabdophobia fear of magic