ATTRACTS Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

attracts

verb

present tense third-person singular of attract

as in entices

to engage the attention of The park's natural wonders attract many tourists. The blackbird puts on a colorful display in its attempt to attract a mate.

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Recent Examples of attracts The rowing competition on the Charles River between Boston and Cambridge attracts about 12,000 athletes and 370,000 spectators from around the world for the three-day event. — Anna Meiler, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 And that fandom attracts dollars that travel beyond the NBA into the broader international sports ecosphere, from the growing collectibles industry to partnerships abroad. — Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026 Tri Ocean’s customer base remains predominantly Vietnamese and Chinese, but the store increasingly attracts non-Asian shoppers searching for fresh seafood, tropical produce and hard-to-find specialty items, like authentic pho ingredients. — Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026 Ukraine’s defense industry faces a different R&D equation Buntar’s expansion comes as European defense technology attracts growing investor interest. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026 Glastonbury has been drawing the spiritually curious for centuries, while its namesake music festival attracts hundreds of thousands each summer. — Air Mail, 10 Oct. 2026 The resort attracts an international crowd of all ages, many of whom pair their stay with a safari elsewhere. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Dyson has maintained CameraJet was not formally recalled, but water reaching a battery compartment is the kind of defect that attracts scrutiny from consumer-safety agencies. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026 By any objective measure, the Pan America is a capable, comfortable, raucous-sounding, brute-faced, mile-killer that attracts only the very finest heathens. — New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for attracts

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Turkey’s growing hair transplant and restoration industry in particular entices people with easy-to-digest all-inclusive packages advertised on their websites, online placements, and social media.

— Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 23 Sep. 2026
The high-concept thriller stars Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as a demonic character called The Stranger, who entices a young mother played by Jasmine Trinca into forging a Faustian pact.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of entices

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Cranor said a person’s risk depends on how often they are targeted, their security habits, their ability to recognize suspicious messages, and whether the lure really interests them.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
What interests Reczek and Bosley-Smith is what the information is allowed to disturb.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026