Synonyms for seduction
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Noun
1. Temptation
temptation, enticement, lure, attraction, witchery, inveiglement, allurement, seducement dated
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of seducing.
Seduction is the fine art of manipulating people based on physical attraction and desire. Step 1: Be attractive. Step 2: Don't be unattractive.
Related words
- Word family
- seduce seductive
- Phrases
- seduction community
Forms
- Plural
- seductions → temptations, enticements, lures, attractions…
Example sentences
- attraction The old cathedral is a popular tourist attraction.
- temptation Tom won't likely be able to resist the temptation.
- lure Sami was trying to lure Layla back into his life.
- enticement My integrity and principles can't be compromised by any financial enticement.
- conquest Go is a game of dispute and conquest of territory.
- betrayal For years, Ziri couldn't get over Rima's betrayal.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| seduction | rising | |
| attraction | rising | |
| temptation | rising | |
| lure | rising | |
| enticement | rising | |
| conquest | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- lure1
- 8 letters
- conquest2, betrayal3, witchery
- 10 letters
- attraction3, temptation3, enticement3, allurement, seducement
- 12 letters
- inveiglement
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (conquest2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- séduction
- Italiano
- seduzione
- Español
- seducción
- Deutsch
- Verführung