fascinated vs transfixed

fascinated and transfixed both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, fascinated and transfixed are synonyms defined as:

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

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

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