Synonyms for attraction

Most common

beauty · charm · magnetism · enticement · drawing card · lure · desire · attractiveness

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Antonyms

repulsion, disgust, creepiness

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   The tendency to attract. The state of being attractive.

   I can't resist his attraction.

2. n. 2

   The tendency to attract.

   The Moon is held in its orbit by the attraction of the Earth's gravity.

3. n. 3

   The tendency to attract. An event, location, or business that has a tendency to draw interest from visitors, and in many cases, local residents.

   The new mall should be a major attraction.

Forms

Plural

attractions → charms, magnetisms, enticements, beauties…

Example sentences

• beauty The beauty of the music brought tears to her eyes.
• charm These old buildings are what makes Algiers' charm.
• magnetism She is surrounded by an aura of powerful magnetism.
• enticement My integrity and principles can't be compromised by any financial enticement.
• lure Sami was trying to lure Layla back into his life.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

love¹, pull¹, draw¹, lure¹

5 letters

charm¹

6 letters

beauty², desire³, magnet²

7 letters

feature², drawing²

8 letters

affinity⁴, charisma³, witchery, drawcard

9 letters

seduction³, magnetism⁴, attractor, adduction

10 letters

temptation³, inducement³, enticement³, allurement

11 letters

fascination⁴

12 letters

blandishment³, attractivity

14 letters

attractiveness⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (beauty² = 2 syllables).

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attrazione

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atracción

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Anziehung

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