Synonyms for alluring
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Enticing
enticing, seductive, attractive, beguiling, tempting, fascinating, captivating, charming, seducing, inviting, siren, fetching, magnetic, winning, taking, prepossessing, bewitching, enchanting, winsome, witching
Other
sexy, illecebrous formal dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having the power to allure.
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A man may be coaxed to that which is by no means alluring.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- attractive The position carries with it an attractive salary.
- seductive That's a very seductive idea but you should be careful.
- enticing Layla's imperfections made her all the more enticing.
- sexy Would you rather be fat and ugly or thin and sexy?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| alluring | rising | |
| attractive | steady | |
| seductive | rising | |
| enticing | rising | |
| beguiling | rising | |
| sexy | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- sexy2
- 5 letters
- siren2
- 6 letters
- taking2
- 7 letters
- winning2, winsome2
- 8 letters
- magnetic3, charming2, inviting3, tempting2, enticing3, fetching2, seducing3, witching2
- 9 letters
- seductive3, beguiling3
- 10 letters
- attractive3, enchanting3, bewitching
- 11 letters
- fascinating4, captivating4, illecebrous
- 13 letters
- prepossessing
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sexy2 = 2 syllables).