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| 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: | 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: | 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: | center |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | concentrate, draw together |
| Synonyms: | attract, centralize, collect, consolidate, focus, gather, intensify, join, meet, unify, bring to a focus, bring together, close on, concenter, converge upon, focalize, medialize |
| Antonyms: | disperse, dissipate |
| 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: | 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: | 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: | draw out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prolong |
| Synonyms: | attract, continue, drag, drag out, elongate, extend, lengthen, protract, pull, spin, stretch, tug, lead on, make longer, prolongate, spin out*, string out |
| Antonyms: | clip, shorten |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | drum up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gather support for something |
| Synonyms: | attract, canvass, discover, obtain, petition, round up, solicit, bid for, succeed in finding |
| Antonyms: | dissuade, repulse, turn off |
| Main Entry: | enamor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fascinate, captivate |
| Synonyms: | attract, bewitch, charm, enchant, endear, enrapture, enthrall, entice, entrance, grab, please, slay*, turn on*, fall in love with, infatuate, make hit with, sweep off feet |
| Antonyms: | dislike, hate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | engross |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold one's attention |
| Synonyms: | absorb, apply, arrest, assimilate, attract, bewitch, busy, captivate, consume, corner, engage, engulf, enrapture, enthrall, fascinate, fill, grip, hog*, immerse, involve, monopolize, occupy, soak, take up, be hung, become lost, preoccupy, sew up, up on |
| Antonyms: | forget, ignore, reject, repulse, turn off |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enlist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sign up for responsibility |
| Synonyms: | admit, appoint, assign, attract, call to arms, conscript, draft, embody, employ, engage, enroll, enter, enter into, gather, get, hire, hitch, incorporate, induct, initiate, inscribe, interest, join, levy, list, mobilize, muster, oblige, obtain, place, procure, record, recruit, register, reserve, secure, serve, take on, volunteer, call up, conscribe, join up, press into service, sign on |
| Antonyms: | avoid, dodge, shun |
| 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: | entice |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allure; persuade |
| Synonyms: | attract, bait, beguile, cajole, coax, decoy, draw, entrap, inveigle, lure, prevail on, seduce, tempt, toll, turn on*, wheedle, bat eyes at, lead on |
| Antonyms: | disgust, dissuade, repel, repulse, turn off, turn away |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | entrance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | captivate, hypnotize |
| Synonyms: | attract, bewitch, charm, delight, enchant, enrapture, enthrall, fascinate, gladden, mesmerize, please, ravish, rejoice, transport, anesthetize, put in a trance, spellbind |
| Antonyms: | disgust, repel, repulse, turn off |
| 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: | focus |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | aim attention at |
| Synonyms: | adjust, attract, bring out, center, centralize, concentrate, convene, converge, direct, fasten, fix, fixate, join, knuckle down*, meet, pinpoint, put, sharpen, spotlight*, sweat*, concenter, get detail, home in, home in on, hone in, key on, move in, pour it on, rivet, zero in*, zoom in |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ingratiate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get on the good side of someone |
| Synonyms: | attract, blandish, brownnose*, captivate, charm, crawl, flatter, grovel, kowtow*, truckle, get in with, hand a line, insinuate oneself, play up to, seek favor |
| Antonyms: | deter, disgust, repel |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | interest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold the attention of |
| Synonyms: | affect, amuse, appeal, arouse, attract, concern, divert, engage, engross, entertain, enthrall, excite, fascinate, grab, hook, intrigue, involve, lure, move, perk up, pique, please, pull, snare, tantalize, tempt, titillate, touch, turn on, appeal to, be interesting to, sit up |
| Antonyms: | bore, bother, disenchant, disinterest |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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