attractive

adjective

at·trac·tive ə-ˈtrak-tiv

Synonyms of attractive next

: arousing interest or pleasure : charming

an attractive smile

: appealing

an attractive offer

: having or relating to the power to attract

attractive forces between molecules

attractively adverb

attractiveness noun

Example Sentences

An attractive woman greeted us at the door. The camera has many attractive features at a very attractive price.

Recent Examples on the Web Searching for answers, education officials crossed the state last year and heard that easy access to jobs, coupled with student debt worries, made college less attractive. —

Collin Binkley, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Mar. 2023 Searching for answers, education officials crossed the state last year and heard that easy access to jobs, coupled with student debt worries, made college less attractive. —

Collin Binkley, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Mar. 2023 Fear of not getting repaid on time makes US Treasury securities less attractive as a way to hold foreign reserves, reducing the global demand for dollars. —

Mary E. Lovely, CNN, 9 Mar. 2023 But honestly, there’s something very attractive to me about new challenges. —

Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 7 Mar. 2023 Its Folio MagSafe case wallet features slots to keep cards, cash and your iPhone 14 in one slim, attractive package. —

Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 14 Feb. 2023 Phoenix has the pieces to make a very attractive offer around Deandre Ayton's $30 million salary. —

Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 7 Feb. 2023 While Diamond, as a whole, has been a mess, some individual RSNs are very attractive. —

Dallas News, 7 Feb. 2023 With the simulator, Studio Casti has been able to combine its two areas of expertise—furniture and product design—into one attractive package. —

Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2023 See More

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