| Main Entry: | attract |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | draw attention |
Synonyms: |
allure, appeal to, bait, beckon, beguile, bewitch, bring, captivate, charm, come on, court, drag, draw, enchant, endear, engage, enthrall, entice, entrance, exert influence, fascinate, freak out, give the come-on, go over big, grab, hook, induce, interest, intrigue, inveigle, invite, kill, knock dead, knock out, lure, magnetize, make a hit with, mousetrap, pull, rope in, score, seduce, send*, slay, solicit, spellbind, steer, suck in, sweep off one's feet, tempt, turn on, vamp, wile, wow* |
Antonyms: |
repel, repulse |
| Main Entry: | corner |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | trap |
Synonyms: |
bottle, bring to bay, capture, catch, collar, fool, get on ropes, have up a tree, mousetrap, nab, put out, seize, tree, trick, trouble |
Antonyms: |
allow, let go, release |
| Main Entry: | decoy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bait, entrap |
Synonyms: |
allure, come on, con, deceive, delude, egg one on, ensnare, ensorcell, entice, fascinate, inveigle, lead on, lead up garden path, lure, mislead, mousetrap, rope in, seduce, shill, steer, suck in, tempt, toll, tout, trap, wile |
| Main Entry: | delude |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deceive, fool |
Synonyms: |
beguile, betray, bluff, caboodle, cheat, con, cozen, disinform, do a number on, double-cross, dupe*, gull, hoax*, hoodwink*, illude, impose on, jive, juggle, lead up garden path, misguide, mislead, mousetrap, outfox, play trick on, snow*, string along, sucker, take in, trick |
Antonyms: |
be truthful |
| Main Entry: | enticement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | allurement; persuasion |
Synonyms: |
attraction, bait, blandishment, cajolery, coaxing, come hither, come-on, decoy, fascination, inducement, inveiglement, lure, mousetrap, promise, seduction, snare, sweetener, sweetening, temptation, trap |
Antonyms: |
disgust, dissuasion, repulsion |
| Main Entry: | intrigue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | arouse curiosity |
Synonyms: |
appeal, attract, bait, captivate, charm, con, delight, draw, enchant, entertain, excite, fascinate, grab, hook, interest, lead on, mousetrap, pique, please, pull, rivet, tickle, titillate, tout |
Antonyms: |
bore |
| Main Entry: | lure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bait |
Synonyms: |
allurement, ambush, appeal, attraction, bribe, call, camouflage, carrot, come-on, con game, decoy, delusion, draw, enticement, fake, gimmick, hook, illusion, incentive, inducement, inveiglement, invitation, magnet, mousetrap, pull, seducement, seduction, siren song, sitting duck, snare, sweetener, temptation, tout, trap, trick |
Antonyms: |
deterrent, warning |
| Main Entry: | misinform |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give wrong information intentionally |
Synonyms: |
bait and switch, cover up, deceive, disinform, double-talk, doublespeak, lead astray, lie, misdirect, misguide, mislead, misstate, mousetrap, pervert, prevaricate, put on an act, put on false front, put on*, put up smoke screen, signify, string along, wrong steer |
Antonyms: |
inform, tell all |
| Main Entry: | pitfall |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hazard, trap |
Synonyms: |
booby trap, catch*, danger, deadfall, difficulty, downfall, drawback, entanglement, hook*, mesh*, mousetrap, peril, pit*, quicksand, risk, setup, snag*, snare, swindle*, toil, web |
| Notes: | a pitfall is an unforeseen or unexpected difficulty or disaster - or a trap in the form of a concealed hole; a pratfall is an embarrassing or humiliating mistake, blunder, or mishap - or a fall on the buttocks |
Antonyms: |
advantage, blessing, good luck |
| Main Entry: | seduce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tempt, ensnare |
Synonyms: |
bait, beguile, betray, bribe, coax, deceive, decoy, delude, draw, entice, entrap, hook, induce, inveigle, invite, lead astray, lead on, lure, mislead, mousetrap, persuade, pull, rope in, steer, string along, sucker, wheedle |
Antonyms: |
disenchant, turn off |