The actor's performance captivated the audience.

Meaning: This sentence describes the actor's performance as being so good that it held the audience's attention completely.

Choice of Words: Actor is a person who performs in plays or movies. Performance is the act of performing a play or movie. Captivated means to hold someone's attention completely. Audience is a group of people who watch a performance. Together, "actor's performance captivated the audience" means the actor's performance held the audience's attention completely.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• The audience listened intently, captivated by her performance.
• Audience held breath, captivated by the performance.
• The audience was captivated by the enchanting performance.
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• The audience listened attentively, captivated by the performance.
• We were captivated by the magic of her performance.
• She was captivated by the mesmerizing dance performance.
• The audience was captivated by her voice.
• The audience was captivated by the symphony's enchanting melody.