Synonyms for seduce
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Tempt — to win over or attract
tempt, attract, entice, allure, lure, bewitch, beguile, ensnare, entrap, captivate, betray, coax, fascinate, charm, pull in, draw, decoy, entrance, inveigle, enrapture, ravish, cajole
2. Debauch — to beguile or lure (someone) away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray
debauch, mislead, pervert, corrupt, lead astray, subvert, sophisticate, bribe, misguide, suborn, vitiate, pollute, tamper dated, demoralize dated UK US, demoralise UK, adulterate formal dated
3. Ravage — to have sexual intercourse with
make, ravage, sleep with, coitize formal
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To beguile or lure (someone) away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray.
- v. 2
To entice or induce (someone) to engage in a sexual relationship.
- v. 3
To have sexual intercourse with.
He had repeatedly seduced the girl in his car, hotels and his home.
- v. 4
To win over or attract.
He was seduced by the bright lights and glamour of the city.
Related words
- Word family
- seduction seductive seducement seducer seductress
Forms
- Past participle
- seduced
e.g. seduced → tempted, attracted, enticed, allured…
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To tempt is to endeavor to lead one wrong; to seduce is to succeed in winning one from good to ill.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- attract Positive atomic nuclei attract negative electrons.
- tempt The brochure didn't tempt me to go on holiday there.
- entice He hopes to entice her into doing what he wants.
- allure I will never understand the allure of wealth.
- mislead He did everything he could to mislead the police.
- debauch The pirates wished to debauch him because of his beauty.
By length
- 4 letters
- make1, draw1, lure1, coax1, vamp1
- 5 letters
- score1, charm1, bribe1, tempt1, decoy2
- 6 letters
- betray2, entice2, allure2, tamper2, ravage2, entrap2, ravish, cajole2, suborn
- 7 letters
- attract2, corrupt2, pervert2, mislead2, subvert2, pollute2, ensnare2, bewitch2, beguile2, vitiate3, debauch, coitize, forlead
- 8 letters
- entrance2, misguide2, inveigle
- 9 letters
- captivate3, fascinate3, enrapture3
- 10 letters
- demoralize4, demoralise, adulterate4
- 12 letters
- sophisticate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (decoy2 = 2 syllables).