Lure Synonyms and Antonyms

lo͝or
Something that attracts, especially with the promise of pleasure or reward
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. enticement
  2. come on
  3. allurement
  4. bait
  5. inducement
  6. inveiglement
  7. invitation
  8. seduction
  9. temptation
Something that leads one into a place or situation from which escape is difficult
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. bait
  2. decoy
  3. snare
  4. fake
  5. come on
  6. enticement
  7. trap
  8. hook
  9. inveiglement
  10. sweetener
Antonyms:
  1. warning
  2. deterrent
To direct or impel to oneself by some quality or action
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. allure
  2. appeal
  3. attract
  4. draw
  5. entice
  6. magnetize
  7. take
  8. pull

Words Related to Lure

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Lure Sentence Examples

  • Jackson frantically searched his mind for ways to lure him away from here.

  • You can always walk away, she told him, repeating the words Darkyn used to lure her into the deal they made originally.

  • At the very beginning of the war our armies were divided, and our sole aim was to unite them, though uniting the armies was no advantage if we meant to retire and lure the enemy into the depths of the country.

  • And it had been Katie who sent him that picture - to lure him up here?

  • I really enjoy casting a lure on light tackle.

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