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Seduction - 11 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | seduction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | enticement |
| Synonyms: | attraction, come-on*, inducement, lure, persuasion, temptation, allurement, cajolery, tantalizing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | attraction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ability to draw attention; something that draws attention |
| Synonyms: | allure, appeal, bait, charm, come-on*, draw, enchantment, endearment, enticement, fascination, gravitation, inclination, inducement, interest, invitation, lure, magnetism, pull, seduction, temptation, tendency, allurement, attractiveness, captivation, chemistry, courting, drawing power, enthrallment, it, solicitation |
| Antonyms: | repulsion, revulsion |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | debauchery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | immoral self-indulgence |
| Synonyms: | bender*, binge, blowout*, bust, carousal, depravity, dissipation, drunk*, excess, fornication, incontinence, indulgence, intemperance, intimacy, lasciviousness, lechery, lewdness, license, lust, orgy, overindulgence, revel, revelry, seduction, tear*, burning candle at both ends, dissoluteness, fast living, gluttony, la dolce vita, licentiousness, life in fast lane, sensuality, sybaritism |
| Antonyms: | benevolence, giving, unselfishness, mercifulness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enticement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | allurement; persuasion |
| Synonyms: | attraction, bait, come-on*, decoy, fascination, inducement, lure, promise, seduction, snare, temptation, trap, blandishment, cajolery, coaxing, come hither, inveiglement, mousetrap, sweetener, sweetening |
| Antonyms: | disgust, repulsion, dissuasion |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | love affair |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | love relationship |
| Synonyms: | adultery, affair, amour, courtship, dalliance, devotion, entanglement, extracurricular activity*, fling, flirtation, hanky-panky, infidelity, intrigue, involvement, liaison, love, passion, relationship, romance, seduction, thing, tryst, affair of the heart, affaire de coeur, forbidden love, illicit love, ménage à trois, romantic affair, sexual relationship outside of marriage, triangle |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bait |
| Synonyms: | ambush, appeal, attraction, bribe, call, camouflage, come-on*, con game*, decoy, delusion, draw, enticement, fake, gimmick, hook, illusion, incentive, inducement, invitation, pull, seduction, sitting duck*, snare, temptation, tout, trap, trick, allurement, carrot*, inveiglement, magnet, mousetrap, seducement, siren song, sweetener |
| Antonyms: | deterrent, warning |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | temptation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lure, attraction |
| Synonyms: | appeal, bait, come-on*, decoy, draw, enticement, fancy, fascination, hankering, inducement, invitation, provocation, pull, seduction, snare, trap*, yen, allurement, attractiveness, blandishment, coaxing, inveiglement, seducement, tantalization |
| Antonyms: | discouragement, dislike, repulsion |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | flirting |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | coquetry |
| Synonyms: | amorous, banter, dalliance, flirtation, pursuit, seduction, sport, trifling, beguilement, blandishment, ogling, philandering, toying, wantonness, wooing |
| Main Entry: | persuasion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | influencing to do, believe |
| Synonyms: | alignment, alluring, brainwashing*, cogency, con*, conversion, enticement, exhortation, force, hard sell, hook*, inducement, persuasiveness, potency, power, promote, pull*, seduction, sell*, snow job*, soft soap*, squeeze*, sweet talk*, arm-twist, blandishment, cajolery, goose*, inveiglement, wheedling, winning over, working over |
| Antonyms: | discouragement, hindrance, prevention, dissuasion |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | conquest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | enchantment; person enchanted |
| Synonyms: | acquisition, adherent, admirer, catch, enticement, fan, follower, prize, seduction, supporter, worshiper, captivation, enthrallment, feather in cap |
| Main Entry: | dalliance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | love affair |
| Synonyms: | affair, fling, hanky-panky*, relationship, seduction, a little on the side, amorous play, carrying on, fooling around, frolicking, messing around, toying, working late at office |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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