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Synonyms & Antonyms of attractive
1
having an often mysterious or magical power to attract
- world travel has always been very attractive to me
Synonyms for attractive
- alluring,
- appealing,
- bewitching,
- captivating,
- charismatic,
- charming,
- elfin,
- enchanting,
- engaging,
- entrancing,
- fascinating,
- fetching,
- glamorous
- (also glamourous),
- luring,
- magnetic,
- seductive
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Near Antonyms for attractive
Antonyms for attractive
2
very pleasing to look at
- generally the star of a TV commercial is an attractive person
Synonyms for attractive
- aesthetic
- (also esthetic or aesthetical or esthetical),
- beauteous,
- beautiful,
- bonny
- (also bonnie)
- [chiefly British],
- comely,
- cute,
- drop-dead,
- fair,
- fetching,
- good,
- good-looking,
- goodly,
- gorgeous,
- handsome,
- knockout,
- likely,
- lovely,
- lovesome,
- pretty,
- ravishing,
- seemly,
- sightly,
- stunning,
- taking,
- well-favored
Words Related to attractive
- alluring,
- appealing,
- charming,
- cunning,
- delightful,
- engaging,
- fascinating,
- glamorous
- (also glamourous),
- prepossessing
- elegant,
- exquisite,
- glorious,
- Junoesque,
- magnificent,
- resplendent,
- splendid,
- statuesque,
- sublime,
- superb
Near Antonyms for attractive
- abhorrent,
- abominable,
- bad,
- disagreeable,
- disgusting,
- dreadful,
- foul,
- frightful,
- ghastly,
- horrible,
- loathsome,
- nasty,
- nauseating,
- objectionable,
- offensive,
- repellent
- (also repellant),
- repugnant,
- repulsive,
- revolting,
- shocking,
- sickening,
- terrible,
- vile
Antonyms for attractive
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The first known use of attractive was circa 1540
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