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allure - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | allure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | appeal |
| Synonyms: | attraction, bedroom eyes*, charisma, charm, come-on*, enchantment, enticement, lure, magnetism, temptation, come-hither look, glamor, inveiglement, seductiveness, the jazz |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | allure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | entice |
| Synonyms: | attract, bait, beguile, bewitch, cajole, captivate, charm, coax, come on*, decoy, draw, enchant, entrap, fascinate, hook*, inveigle, lure, magnetize, persuade, pull, seduce, tempt, turn on*, wile, lead on, suck in, sweep off feet, win over |
| Antonyms: | deter, discourage, dissuade, prevent, repel, threaten, turn off, warn |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = 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: | beckon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | call, signal, or lure |
| Synonyms: | allure, ask, attract, bid, coax, command, demand, draw, entice, gesticulate, gesture, invite, motion, nod, pull, sign, summon, tempt, wave |
| Main Entry: | bewitch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | charm |
| Synonyms: | allure, attract, bedevil, beguile, captivate, capture, control, dazzle, draw, enchant, enrapture, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, hex, hypnotize, knock dead, knock out, put horns on, put the whammy on, put under magic spell, send*, slay*, spell*, spellbind, sweep off one's feet, take, tickle pink, tickle to death, tickle*, trick, turn on*, vamp, voodoo, wile, wow* |
| Antonyms: | disenchant, disgust, turn off |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | captivate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attract, enchant |
| Synonyms: | allure, beguile, bewitch, charm, dazzle, delight, draw, enamour, enrapture, enslave, ensnare, entertain, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, gratify, grip, hold, hook, hypnotize, infatuate, intrigue, lure, magnetize, make a hit with, mesmerize, please, rope in, seduce, spellbind, sweep off one's feet, take, turn one on, vamp, wile, win |
| Antonyms: | disgust, disillusion, offend, repel, repulse |
| Main Entry: | charisma |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | great personal charm |
| Synonyms: | allure, animal magnetism*, appeal, dazzle, fascination, flash, glamour, magnetism, pizzazz*, something*, witchcraft, drawing power, it, star quality, witchery |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | charm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | enchant |
| Synonyms: | allure, attract, beguile, bewitch, cajole, captivate, delight, draw, enamor, enrapture, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, grab, hex, hypnotize, inveigle, kill*, knock out*, magnetize, mesmerize, please, possess, send*, slay*, spell*, take*, tickle, transport, turn on*, vamp, voodoo, wile, win, wow*, ensorcell, knock dead, put under a spell, sweep off feet, tickle pink, win over |
| Antonyms: | displease, irritate, offend, repel, repulse, turn off |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | coax |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | persuade |
| Synonyms: | allure, barter, beguile, blandish, blarney, butter up*, cajole, come on, con, decoy, entice, flatter, get, hook, importune, induce, influence, inveigle, lure, pester, plague, press, soothe, tease, tempt, urge, wangle, wheedle, argue into, arm-twist, jawbone, prevail upon, rope in, soft-soap, sweet-talk, talk into, work on, worm |
| Antonyms: | allow, not care |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | court |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fawn over, pay attention to |
| Synonyms: | allure, ask in marriage, attract, beseech, bid, bootlick, captivate, charm, chase, cultivate, curry favor, date, entice, entreat, flatter, follow, gallant, go out with, go steady, go together, go with, grovel, importune, invite, keep company with, make love to, make overture, make time with, pander to, pay addresses to, pay court to, please, pop the question*, praise, propose, pursue, run after*, seek, seek the hand of, serenade, set one's cap, solicit, spark, spoon, sue, sweetheart, take out, woo |
| Antonyms: | disregard, ignore |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | decoy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bait, entrap |
| Synonyms: | allure, come on, con, deceive, delude, ensnare, entice, fascinate, inveigle, lure, mislead, seduce, steer, tempt, toll, tout, trap, wile, egg one on, ensorcell, lead on, lead up garden path, mousetrap, rope in, shill, suck in |
| Main Entry: | delight |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make happy; experience happiness |
| Synonyms: | allure, amuse, attract, charm, cheer, content, divert, enchant, enrapture, entertain, exult, fascinate, freak out, gladden, glory, gratify, groove*, hit the spot*, knock out*, please, pleasure, ravish, rejoice, satisfy, score, send, slay, thrill, turn on, wow, arride, be the ticket, delectate, go over big, jubilate, knock dead, tickle pink, tickle to death |
| Antonyms: | depress, disappoint, dismay, distress, pain, trouble |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enchant |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | delight, mesmerize |
| Synonyms: | allure, beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, draw, enamor, enrapture, enthrall, entice, entrance, fascinate, grab, gratify, hex, hypnotize, kill*, magnetize, please, send*, slay*, spell, take, thrill, turn on*, voodoo*, wile, wow*, carry away*, cast a spell on, delectate, ensorcell, knock dead, make a hit with, make happy, spellbind, sweep off feet |
| Antonyms: | bother, disgust, repel, repulse, disenchant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enrapture |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | captivate |
| Synonyms: | allure, attract, beguile, bewitch, charm, delight, elate, enamor, enchant, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, gladden, gratify, please, ravish, rejoice, score, send, transport, spellbind |
| Antonyms: | disgust, displease, offend, repel |
| Main Entry: | entrap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | capture, involve |
| Synonyms: | allure, bag*, beguile, catch, decoy, embroil, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entice, hook, implicate, inveigle, lure, net, seduce, set up, snare, tempt, trap, trick, benet, box in, lay for*, lead on, reel in, rope in, suck in |
| Antonyms: | clear, disentangle, exclude, free, liberate, release |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fascinate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | captivate, hold spellbound |
| Synonyms: | absorb, allure, animate, arouse, attach, attract, beguile, bewitch, charm, compel, delight, draw, enamor, enchant, engage, engross, enrapture, enslave, ensnare, enthrall, entice, entrance, excite, fire, gladden, hypnotize, interest, intrigue, invite, kindle, lure, mesmerize, overpower, overwhelm, pique, please, provoke, ravish, seduce, stimulate, stir, subdue, tantalize, tempt, thrill, titillate, transfix, transport, win, infatuate, intoxicate, rivet, spellbind |
| Antonyms: | bore, repel, tire, disenchant, disenthrall, disinterest |
| Main Entry: | fascination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strong interest |
| Synonyms: | allure, appeal, attraction, bug*, charisma, charm, enchantment, glamour, hang-up*, lure, magic, magnetism, obsession, piquancy, power, pull*, sorcery, spell, thing*, trance, witchcraft, enthrallment, grabber, thing for, witchery |
| Antonyms: | boredom, disinterest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | glamour |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sophisticated style |
| Synonyms: | allure, animal magnetism, appeal, attraction, beauty, charisma, charm, color, enchantment, fascination, interest, magnetism, prestige, romance, allurement, bewitchment, ravishment, razzle-dazzle, star quality |
| Antonyms: | drab, dullness, ugliness, plainness |
| Main Entry: | hex |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | curse, spell |
| Synonyms: | abracadabra*, allure, charm, double whammy, enchantment, evil eye, hocus-pocus*, jinx, magic, magic spell, mumbo jumbo*, sorcery, voodoo*, whammy*, bewitching, bewitchment, conjuration, hexing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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