Attract synonyms and antonyms
ə-trăkt'
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Part of speech:
To hold the attention of by being very interesting or delightful; charm; captivate
To capture the attention or affection of, as by beauty, excellence, etc.; fascinate; charm
To grasp mentally; apprehend:
(Informal) To attract; draw:
To draw into; involve:
To cause to become involved or concerned with:
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To pour forth liquid:
appeal to
To allure
Enchant is defined as to cast a spell on, or to delight someone.
To tempt is to try to entice someone to do something, or to have an urge or desire to do something.
The degree to which particles or chemicals are likely to combine:
The definition of allure means to tempt someone with something desirable or through flattery.
alienate (antonym)
To cause to become withdrawn or unresponsive; isolate or dissociate emotionally:
repel (antonym)
To refuse to accept (a person); spurn
To receive into a particular relation or association, as into one's care or keeping:
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Possessing the power to charm or allure; captivating.
Operating by means of magnetism:
Power to attract; charm or fascination
Something that provokes; a provocative act
To reproduce convincingly.
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To lure is defined as to purposely attract someone or tempt someone to do something, often using a reward.
The definition of entice is persuade or attract by offering pleasure.
Tending to seduce, or lead astray; tempting; enticing
pique one's interest
To allure
Of or relating to mesmerism or mesmerization
repulse (antonym)
To be repulsive, or disgusting, to
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To draw a harrow over (land)
To beguile is defined as to deceive someone in a cunning way or to enchant someone and make him become attracted to you.
Serving to decorate or embellish; ornamental.
That entices; alluring; attracting; charming.
Causing a desire to know more; mysterious.
The definition of personable is someone who is friendly, outgoing and easily able to talk to people.
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A request for a higher court to review the decision of a lower court.
(Countable) The result of being attractive.
Unusual power to attract, fascinate, or influence:
The act of seducing or the state of being seduced
Something that has an impact or an effect on an organism so that its behavior is modified in a detectable way.
Bait means to upset through saying and/or doing something that will annoy or hurt another.
The meaning of beckon is to call over silently or with a gesture.
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To act or use a decoy.
To hold as if in a spell; captivate; fascinate
To entice
To arouse the interest and attention of
like (related)
(Informal) Likely
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(Physiology) To draw towards a center or a middle line.
benefit from (related)
gain (related)
earn (related)
bring (related)
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bring in (related)
contribute (related)
deter (antonym)
To deter is defined as to keep someone from completing an action by giving them fear or doubt.
To excite the interest or curiosity of; fascinate
strike one's fancy
To allure
catch one's eye
To allure
Attracting attention; interesting; striking
The definition of attractive is rousing interest and pleasure, especially in terms of physical looks.
Enchanting.
Excellent.
Beautiful; showing great beauty
(Of a person) Pleasing or attractive to the eye.
The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.
To exert or have influence on; have an effect on the nature, behavior, development, action, or thought of
Synonym Study
- Captivate implies a capturing of the attention or affection, but suggests a light, passing influence
- Fascinate and enchant both also suggest a magical power, fascinate stressing an irresistible holding of interest and enchant the evoking of great delight
- Charm suggests the literal or figurative casting of a spell and implies very pleasing qualities in the agent
- Allure implies attraction by that which seductively offers pleasure, delight, reward, etc.
- Attract implies the exertion of a force such as magnetism to draw a person or thing and connotes susceptibility in the thing drawn
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