fascinated vs mesmerized

fascinated and mesmerized both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fascinated	No	Yes	No	No
mesmerized	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, fascinated and mesmerized are synonyms defined as:

fascinated and mesmerized: having your attention fixated as though by a spell

Other synonyms of fascinated include hypnotised, hypnotized, mesmerised, spell-bound, spellbound, transfixed.

fascinated (adjective)	mesmerized (adjective)
having your attention fixated as though by a spell	having your attention fixated as though by a spell