Synonyms of allure

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noun

as in appeal

the power of irresistible attraction

the nostalgic allure of America's Wild West still attracts vacationers to ghost towns

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appeal
• attractiveness
• charm
• fascination
• attraction
• glamour
• seductiveness
• glamor
• sweetness
• magnetism
• charisma
• magic
• captivation
• enchantment
• pizazz
• pizzazz
• oomph
• desirability
• seduction
• force field
• witchery
• animal magnetism
• duende
• lure
• desirableness
• allurement
• delightfulness
• pleasantness
• niceness
• agreeableness
• sex appeal
• call
• pleasingness
• darlingness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repulsion
• repulsiveness
• unpleasantness
• offensiveness
• disagreeableness
• obnoxiousness
• distastefulness

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verb (1)

ə-ˈlu̇r 

1

as in to charm

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• charm
• fascinate
• entice
• delight
• lure
• interest
• enchant
• seduce
• intrigue
• captivate
• tempt
• beguile
• kill
• please
• witch
• bewitch
• draw
• magnetize
• wile
• entrance
• pull
• woo
• gratify
• appeal (to)
• disarm
• arrest
• enthral
• invite
• beckon
• enrapture
• enthrall
• court
• solicit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• revolt
• repel
• offend
• disgust
• annoy
• weary
• bore
• displease
• irk
• tire

2

as in to tempt

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tempt
• lure
• seduce
• entice
• persuade
• betray
• beguile
• bait
• lead on
• decoy
• fascinate
• trap
• solicit
• charm
• enchant
• snow
• rope (in)
• inveigle
• draw in
• ensnare
• mesh
• snare
• captivate
• entrap
• enmesh
• tangle
• bewitch
• magnetize
• catch
• immesh
• wile

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• warn
• caution
• alert
• ward (off)
• drive (away or off)
• turn away
• forewarn
• repulse

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adjective

ə-ˈlu̇r-iŋ 

as in appealing

having an often mysterious or magical power to attract

the alluring beauty of the swans on the lake held us spellbound

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appealing
• attractive
• charismatic
• charming
• seductive
• enchanting
• fascinating
• interesting
• entrancing
• tempting
• magnetic
• intriguing
• glamourous
• exciting
• glamorous
• bewitching
• engaging
• captivating
• elfin
• luring
• hypnotic
• fetching
• enticing
• enthralling
• absorbing
• tantalizing
• engrossing
• haunting
• riveting
• gripping
• pleasing
• delightful
• hypnotizing
• pleasant
• mesmerizing
• galvanic
• spellbinding
• arresting
• inviting
• winning
• titillating
• beckoning
• darling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repulsive
• repugnant
• revolting
• repellent
• tedious
• boring
• irksome
• tiresome
• wearisome
• awful
• obnoxious
• loathsome
• unalluring
• hideous
• offensive
• repellant
• shocking
• repelling
• odious
• distasteful
• horrible
• appalling
• abominable
• invidious
• abhorrent
• horrid
• sickening
• nauseating
• horrendous
• noisome
• dull
• monotonous
• drab
• flat
• dreary
• ponderous
• humdrum
• pedestrian
• leaden
• jading

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verb (2)

present participle of allure

1

as in fascinating

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fascinating
• enticing
• charming
• enchanting
• interesting
• captivating
• intriguing
• bewitching
• seducing
• delighting
• pleasing
• tempting
• magnetizing
• luring
• beguiling
• killing
• witching
• drawing
• wiling
• gratifying
• disarming
• pulling
• wooing
• inviting
• entrancing
• arresting
• appealing (to)
• beckoning
• enrapturing
• enthralling
• courting
• soliciting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• offending
• disgusting
• repelling
• revolting
• annoying
• displeasing
• boring
• tiring
• wearying
• irking

2

as in tempting

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tempting
• luring
• seducing
• enticing
• persuading
• beguiling
• betraying
• fascinating
• decoying
• enchanting
• baiting
• leading on
• soliciting
• charming
• captivating
• trapping
• bewitching
• inveigling
• drawing in
• ensnaring
• meshing
• entrapping
• snowing
• enmeshing
• magnetizing
• roping (in)
• snaring
• tangling
• immeshing
• catching
• wiling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• warning
• alerting
• cautioning
• warding (off)
• driving (away or off)
• turning away
• forewarning
• repulsing