ALLURED Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

allured

verb

past tense of allure

as in fascinated

to attract or delight as if by magic was so allured by his sister's college roommate that before long he was asking her for a date

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as in tempted

to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage allured by the promise of big bucks, he decided to have a go at a job on the trading floor of the stock market

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Recent Examples of allured TikTok is the number one platform where Gen Z are discovering trade careers, with 1 in 3 watching trade content there—and getting allured. — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026 Born and raised in rural America, the Native American and Czech actress has been allured by the classic Western lifestyle since childhood. — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025

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Verb

Norman Mailer plays Harry Houdini, who has always fascinated Barney.

— Zachary Woolfe, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2026
As with the Apollo and Challenger missions before, NASA captured the imaginations of a new generation of children fascinated by the prospect of making the stuff of science fiction into reality.

— Scott Baldauf, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of fascinated

Verb

Snyder already had decided to shoot nothing smaller than a six-pointer for the first five days of the season but he was tempted to take the spike.

— Rich LaRocco, Outdoor Life, 2 Nov. 2026
Skip the newish teriyaki burritos, and run, don’t walk, to the short ribs teriyaki, so smoky and tender that you might almost be tempted to bypass the chicken altogether.

— Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of tempted

Verb

Reports from other African countries said many were enticed with promises of lucrative jobs and generous benefits through false advertising on social media platforms.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026
Credit card companies long ago realized that offering lounge access enticed new customers, with Chase, American Express, Citi, Capital One, and more getting in the game.

— Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of enticed

Verb

One member of a relationship accidentally spills secrets because they get seduced by someone pretending to be the other member of their relationship.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2026
The movie follows Hoffman's character, Benjamin, a recent college graduate who is struggling to find direction post graduation and is seduced by an older housewife and friend of his parents.

— Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of seduced

Verb

To be sure, Guyot-Arnault is charmed by the quaint thoroughfare in Belgravia, where Destree’s retail neighbors include fellow clothing brands Wiggy Kit, With Nothing Underneath and Me+Em as well as the jeweler Sophie Breitmeyer.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2026
Many people, this critic among them, are very thankful for a chance to check out a project that, when first heard about in 2023, seemed charmed.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of charmed

Verb

Other firms were getting lured into the project, blinded to its dangers by the promise of huge profits.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Nov. 2026
Two people are facing charges after authorities say an 81-year-old Delaware man was lured to a home in Elkton, Maryland, where he was tortured, assaulted and robbed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of lured

Verb

After falling in love with one another, the pair became enchanted by wine when McCollum was playing for the Portland Trail Blazers.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2026
He is enchanted by the spinning itself, and even by his own enchantment – a spell that breaks the instant the top stops in his hand.

— Stacy Keltner, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of enchanted

Verb

Sand has already persuaded enough Iowans to try on a different political label, which is a big get, in and of itself.

— Anna Rahmanan, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Nov. 2026
Shimamura persuaded a producer, Shūji Abe, to put up enough money for preproduction, and Yamazaki to begin scouting locations and even holding auditions in Australia.

— Matt Alt, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of persuaded

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