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lures - 20 thesaurus results
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
Main Entry: lure
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: attract, seduce
Synonyms: allure, bag, bait, beckon, beguile, bewitch, cajole, captivate, capture, catch, charm, come on*, decoy, drag, draw, enchant, ensnare, entice, fascinate, grab, haul, hit on*, hook, inveigle, invite, lead on, pull, rope, steer, suck in, sweep off one's feet, tempt, train, turn on
Antonyms: antagonize, disenchant, disgust, dissuade, repulse, turn off
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
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
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: 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
Main Entry: bait
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: something for luring
Synonyms: attraction, bribe, come-on*, drag, enticement, inducement, lure, snare, temptation, trap, allurement, seducement, shill
Main Entry: beguile
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: fool
Synonyms: betray, bluff, burn*, cheat, chisel, con, deceive, delude, double-cross, dupe, entice, exploit, finesse, flimflam*, gyp*, have, hoodwink*, jockey, juggle, lure, manipulate, mislead, play, rook*, scam, seduce, shave*, snow*, stick*, string along, take, take in, trick, impose on, play for a sucker, rope in, suck in
Main Entry: beguile
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: charm
Synonyms: amuse, attract, cheer, delight, distract, divert, engross, entertain, entice, knock dead, knock out, lure, occupy, seduce, send, slay, solace, sweep off one's feet, tickle, tickle pink, tickle to death, turn on, vamp, wow*
Main Entry: bribe
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: payoff to influence illegal or wrong activity
Synonyms: bait, blackmail, compensation, contract, enticement, envelope*, fringe benefit, gift, goody*, graft, gratuity, gravy*, grease*, hush money*, ice*, incentive, inducement, kickback, lagniappe, lure, payola*, perk*, perquisite, present, price, protection*, remuneration, reward, sop*, take, allurement, buyoff, corrupt money, corrupting gift, feedbag, influence peddling, sweetener, sweetening
Main Entry: bribe
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: request silence, action, or inaction for money
Synonyms: approach, buy, buy off, coax, corrupt, entice, fix*, get at, influence, instigate, lubricate, lure, pervert, reward, seduce, soap*, square, suborn, sugar, tamper, tempt, tip, buy back, do business, get to, grease palm, make a deal, oil palm, pay off, sweeten the pot, take care of
Main Entry: cajole
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: attempt to coax; flatter
Synonyms: banter, beguile, blandish, bootlick*, brownnose*, build up, butter up*, con, crowd, deceive, decoy, delude, dupe, entice, entrap, induce, influence, inveigle, jolly, lure, maneuver, massage, mislead, oil*, push, seduce, snow*, soap*, soften, stroke, tantalize, tempt, urge, wheedle, apple polish, argue into, get around, get next to, hand a line, lay it on thick, make up to, play up to, rub the right way, soft-soap, spread it on, suck up to, sweet-talk, sweeten up, work on, work over
Antonyms: bully, force, repel
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: charm
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: enchantment, allure
Synonyms: appeal, attraction, beauty, charisma, fascination, glamour, grace, lure, magic, magnetism, pizzazz*, something*, sorcery, spell, agreeableness, allurement, attractiveness, bewitchery, chemistry, conjuration, delightfulness, desirability, it, star quality, witchery
Antonyms: repulsion
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
Main Entry: dangle
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: suspend
Synonyms: brandish, depend, droop, entice, flap, flaunt, flourish, hang, lure, sling, sway, swing, tantalize, tempt, trail, wave, hang down
Main Entry: debauch
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: deprave, corrupt
Synonyms: abuse, bastardize, betray, debase, defile, deflower, demoralize, fornicate, fraternize, intrigue, inveigle, lure, pervert, pollute, ravish, ruin, seduce, subvert, tempt, violate, vitiate, warp, bestialize, brutalize, go bad, go to hell, lead astray, live in the gutter
Antonyms: clean, cleanse, improve, purify, upgrade
Main Entry: decoy
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: bait, trap
Synonyms: attraction, beard*, blind, booster, camouflage, catch, chicanery, come-on, deception, enticement, facade, fake, front, imitation, inducement, lure, plant, pretense, sitting duck*, snare, stick, stool pigeon*, temptation, trick, trickery, allurement, blow off*, chicane, drawing card, ensnarement, inveiglement, nark, seducement, shill, stoolie
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
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