cantrip

noun

Definition of cantripnext
chiefly Scottish
as in incantation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cantrip
  1. incantation
  2. invocation
  3. spell
  4. curse
  5. conjuration
  6. jinx
  7. enchantment
  8. sorcery
Noun
  • Her spectral trip-hop incantations are a departure from the maximalist, four-on-the-floor Brat bops ripping through the internet.
    Suzy Exposito, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Plot: Dead bodies from the local cemetery come back to life after Bart utters an incantation from The Time Life Book of Magic and Spells, Vol. II.
    Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of incantation
Noun
  • The biggest surprise is that the most overt invocations on the album are of a New York rapper: Nas, perhaps the first true hip-hop star whose primacy was predicated on his gift for dense narrative, but who for a stretch was derailed by the needs and urges of the marketplace.
    Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Instead of invoking LLMs repeatedly on similar queries, previous invocations can work well in some contexts, like FAQ responses.
    Naren Narendran, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of invocation
Noun
  • The film looks tint the life of the soccer star, who is consider one of the top keepers in Polish history thanks to a career spanning spells at Arsenal, Juventus, AS Roma and Barcelona and 84 appearances for the national team.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Such is this power of Milan W.’s spell and this occultish record that taps into an olde magick that looms as the fog rolls in.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of spell
Noun
  • Stubborn independence is, however, a blessing and a curse.
    Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • However, this long history can be both a blessing and a curse.
    Mike Whitmire, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of curse
Noun
  • Most of the recipients dismissed the composer as a crank, but a few were spellbound by his transcendentalist conjurations, and a cult began to grow.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Theater is a more symbolic space, a conjuration of lights and plywood, which offered Comer a kind of freedom.
    Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023
Definition of conjuration
Noun
  • Knocking on wood: This age-old superstition is believed to prevent bad luck or jinxes.
    Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Sep. 2024
  • In the interview area afterwards, amid the high jinx, there was sincerity; glimpses of football’s soul.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 15 Apr. 2024
Definition of jinx
Noun
  • Begin your journey with a handwritten note to Santa, or experience the enchantment of sugar plum fairies and gingerbread delights in a sugary dreamscape.
    Roger Sands, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The world of the film is staggeringly beautiful, creating an oversize forest of enchantment and menace, capable of shifting from heavenly idyll in one scene to Grimm fairy tale in the next.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of enchantment
Noun
  • To up their sorcery skills, this kit contains activities that teach them tricks using chemical reactions, such as making ordinary powders mystically foam and change color, creating test tube crystal balls, and more.
    Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The respective casting of those roles — Ariana Grande as the minimally gifted sorcery student who will go on to become Glinda, Good Witch of the North, and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, future Wicked Witch of the West — is the movie’s winning hand.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of sorcery
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