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| Main Entry: | attractive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | appealing, drawing attention |
| Synonyms: | adorable, agreeable, alluring, beautiful, charming, comely, enchanting, engaging, fair, fascinating, fetching, glamorous, good-looking, gorgeous, handsome, interesting, inviting, lovely, magnetic, pleasant, pleasing, prepossessing, pretty, provocative, seductive, stunning, teasing, tempting, winning, winsome, beckoning, bewitching, captivating, enthralling, enticing, hunky, looker, luring, mesmeric, taking, tantalizing |
| Antonyms: | repellent, repulsive, ugly, unappealing, unattractive |
| Main Entry: | admirable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | held in great respect |
| Synonyms: | A-1*, A-OK, ace*, attractive, best ever, cat's pajamas, choice, commendable, cool*, copacetic, crackerjack*, deserving, dream*, estimable, excellent, exquisite, fine, good, great, greatest, hunky dory, keen*, laudable, meritable, meritorious, neat*, out of sight, out of this world, peachy*, praiseworthy, rare, solid, super, super-duper, superior, unreal*, valuable, wicked*, wonderful, worthy, zero cool |
| Antonyms: | contemptible, despicable, detestable, hateful, loathsome, repugnant, repulsive, shameful, unworthy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | adorable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cute, lovable |
| Synonyms: | ambrosial, appealing, attractive, charming, cute, darling, dear, delectable, delicious, delightful, dreamy*, fetching, heavenly, hot*, luscious, pleasing, precious, sexy, suave, captivating, dishy |
| Antonyms: | cursed, despicable, detestable, hateful, hateable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | amiable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | friendly, agreeable |
| Synonyms: | affable, amicable, attractive, benign, breezy, charming, cheerful, complaisant, cool*, cordial, cozy, delightful, easy, engaging, friendly, genial, good-humored, good-natured, gracious, kind, kindly, lenient, lovable, mellow, mild, obliging, palsy-walsy*, pleasant, pleasing, princely*, responsive, right, righteous, sociable, swell*, tight*, warm, warmhearted, winning, buddy-buddy*, clubby, copacetic, downright neighborly, home cooking, pussycat, sweet-tempered |
| Notes: | amicable implies being well disposed; amiable is acting well disposed and amiable is commonly applied only to people - though sometimes it is used for occasions, while amicable is not applied to people at all but to human interactions and their outcomes; amiable first meant 'kind' or 'lovely, lovable' and amicable first applied to things and meant 'pleasant, benign' |
| Antonyms: | crabby, disagreeable, gloomy, hateful, irritable, mean, quarrelsome, rude, surly, testy, unfriendly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | charming |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | captivating |
| Synonyms: | absorbing, alluring, amiable, appealing, attractive, charismatic, choice, cute, dainty, delectable, delicate, delightful, desirable, elegant, engaging, engrossing, entrancing, eye-catching, fascinating, fetching, glamorous, graceful, inviting, irresistible, likable, lovable, lovely, nice, pleasant, pleasing, provocative, rapturous, ravishing, seductive, sweet, tempting, winning, winsome, bewitching, electrifying, enamoring, enthralling, infatuating, magnetizing, seducing, tantalizing, titillating |
| Antonyms: | frightening, irritating, offensive, repellent, repulsive, terrifying, repulsing |
| Main Entry: | comely |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beautiful |
| Synonyms: | attractive, becoming, blooming, buxom, fair, fine, good-looking, gorgeous, graceful, handsome, nice, pleasing, pretty, stunning, wholesome, winsome, a ten, beauteous, pulchritudinous |
| Antonyms: | despicable, disagreeable, offensive, repellent, repulsive, revolting, ugly, unattractive, bad-looking |
| Main Entry: | delightful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pleasant, charming |
| Synonyms: | adorable, agreeable, alluring, ambrosial, amusing, attractive, beautiful, cheery, clever, congenial, darling, delectable, delicious, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, entertaining, fair, fascinating, gratifying, heavenly, ineffable, lovely, luscious, lush, pleasing, pleasurable, rapturous, ravishing, refreshing, satisfying, scrumptious, thrilling, yummy*, captivating |
| Antonyms: | bad, disappointing, horrible, unhappy, unpleasant, unamusing, unenjoyable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enchanting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fascinating, delightful |
| Synonyms: | alluring, appealing, attractive, charming, delectable, endearing, entrancing, exciting, glamorous, intriguing, lovely, pleasant, pleasing, ravishing, seductive, siren, winsome, beguiling, bewitching, captivating, enthralling, sirenic |
| Antonyms: | disgust, repellent, repulsive, bothering, disenchanting |
| Main Entry: | engaging |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | charming |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, alluring, appealing, attractive, enchanting, entrancing, fascinating, fetching, glamorous, interesting, intriguing, inviting, likable, lovable, magnetic, pleasant, pleasing, prepossessing, siren, sweet, winning, winsome, bewitching, captivating, enticing, mesmeric |
| Antonyms: | boring, repulsive, tiresome, undesirable, unlikeable |
| Main Entry: | excellent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | superior, wonderful |
| Synonyms: | accomplished, admirable, attractive, capital, champion, choice, desirable, distinctive, distinguished, estimable, exceptional, exemplary, exquisite, fine, first, first-class, first-rate, good, great, high, incomparable, invaluable, magnificent, meritorious, notable, noted, outstanding, peerless, premium, priceless, prime, select, skillful, sterling, striking, superb, superlative, supreme, tiptop*, top-notch, transcendent, A-1*, certified, choicest, finest, piked, world-class |
| Antonyms: | bad, failing, imperfect, inferior, poor, second-rate, unworthy, indistinguished, second-class, unnoteworthy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | eye-catching |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | noticeable |
| Synonyms: | attractive, beautiful, can't miss it, conspicuous, gorgeous, manifest, obvious, showy, spectacular, striking, stunning |
| Main Entry: | fascinating |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | interesting, spellbinding |
| Synonyms: | alluring, appealing, attractive, charming, compelling, delectable, delightful, enchanting, engaging, engrossing, glamorous, intriguing, irresistible, ravishing, riveting, seductive, siren, bewitching, captivating, enticing, gripping, seducing |
| Antonyms: | boring, repulsive, uninteresting |
| Main Entry: | glamorous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sophisticated in style |
| Synonyms: | alluring, attractive, charismatic, charming, classy, dazzling, elegant, enchanting, entrancing, exciting, fascinating, flashy, foxy*, glittering, glossy, lovely, magnetic, nifty, prestigious, righteous, seductive, siren, smart, bewitching, captivating, drop-dead gorgeous, looking like a million |
| Antonyms: | dull, lackluster, ugly, unsophisticated, unglamorous |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | good-looking |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | handsome |
| Synonyms: | attractive, beautiful, clean-cut, comely, fair, impressive, lovely, pretty, righteous, beauteous, pulchritudinous |
| Antonyms: | dull, homely, ugly |
| Main Entry: | gorgeous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beautiful, magnificent |
| Synonyms: | attractive, bright, brilliant, colorful, dazzling, delightful, dream, elegant, enjoyable, exquisite, fine, flamboyant, foxy*, gaudy, glittering, glorious, good-looking, grand, handsome, imposing, impressive, knockout*, lavish, lovely, luxuriant, luxurious, opulent, ostentatious, pleasing, plush, ravishing, resplendent, showy, splendid, stunning, sublime, sumptuous, superb, beaut, centerfold, drop-dead, easy on the eyes, lulu, pulchritudinous, splendiferous |
| Antonyms: | homely, ugly, undesirable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | interesting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | appealing, entertaining |
| Synonyms: | absorbing, affecting, alluring, amusing, attractive, beautiful, charismatic, compelling, curious, delightful, elegant, enchanting, engaging, engrossing, entrancing, exceptional, exotic, fascinating, fine, gracious, impressive, intriguing, inviting, lovely, magnetic, pleasing, pleasurable, prepossessing, provocative, readable, refreshing, riveting, stimulating, stirring, striking, suspicious, thought-provoking, unusual, winning, arresting, captivating, enthralling, gripping |
| Antonyms: | boring, dull, unexciting, unstimulating |
| Main Entry: | intriguing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | interesting |
| Synonyms: | absorbing, alluring, appealing, attractive, compelling, curious, enchanting, exciting, fascinating, provocative, puzzling, riveting, stimulating, stirring, thought-provoking, arousing, beguiling, captivating, enthralling, gripping |
| Main Entry: | inviting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alluring, captivating |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, appealing, attractive, charming, cordial, delightful, encouraging, engaging, fascinating, intriguing, magnetic, open, persuasive, pleasing, provocative, seductive, tempting, warm, winning, winsome, beguiling, bewitching, enticing, mouthwatering, welcoming |
| Antonyms: | disgusting, uninviting, disenchanting |
| Main Entry: | likable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nice, pleasant |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, amiable, appealing, attractive, charismatic, charming, engaging, enjoyable, friendly, genial, good, good-natured, pleasing, preferable, sweet, sympathetic, winning, winsome, likeable, relishable, sweet-natured |
| Antonyms: | bad, disagreeable, hateful, mean, unpleasant, unlikable, unlikeable |
| Main Entry: | lovable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very likable; endearing |
| Synonyms: | adorable, agreeable, alluring, amiable, angelic, appealing, attractive, charming, cuddly, delightful, desirable, enchanting, engaging, entrancing, fascinating, fetching, friendly, genial, lovely, pleasing, ravishing, seductive, sweet, winning, winsome, bewitching, captivating, enthralling, lovesome |
| Antonyms: | hateful, hateable, unendearing |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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