Synonyms of fetching

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adjective

ˈfe-chiŋ 

1

as in appealing

having an often mysterious or magical power to attract

the woman's fetching smile has long made the painting a favorite with visitors to the museum

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in beautiful

very pleasing to look at

a most fetching outfit in which to go skiing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beautiful
• handsome
• attractive
• lovely
• cute
• pretty
• gorgeous
• charming
• good
• stunning
• taking
• elegant
• ravishing
• comely
• likely
• good-looking
• delightful
• beauteous
• sexy
• seemly
• knockout
• drop-dead
• aesthetic
• goodly
• hot
• glorious
• perfect
• appealing
• magnificent
• flawless
• fair
• fascinating
• sightly
• superb
• desirable
• engaging
• well-favored
• bonny
• exquisite
• alluring
• lovesome
• prepossessing
• pleasant
• sublime
• delicate
• glamorous
• splendid
• resplendent
• cunning
• dainty
• seductive
• radiant
• statuesque
• presentable
• striking
• arresting
• slick
• luscious
• foxy
• glossy
• showy
• snazzy
• personable
• toothsome
• flashy
• nubile
• splashy
• flamboyant
• hunky
• pulchritudinous
• Junoesque
• dishy
• photogenic
• prettyish
• dollish
• studly
• eye-catching
• chocolate-box
• showstopping
• zingy
• telegenic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plain
• ugly
• unattractive
• hideous
• grotesque
• homely
• unsightly
• revolting
• unlovely
• disagreeable
• bad
• shocking
• unpleasing
• terrible
• objectionable
• repulsive
• ghastly
• dreadful
• offensive
• disgusting
• sickening
• nauseating
• loathsome
• repugnant
• repellent
• abominable
• horrible
• vile
• abhorrent
• nasty
• unpleasant
• foul
• frightful
• uncomely
• unappealing
• unhandsome
• unaesthetic
• unprepossessing
• ill-favored
• unpretty
• unappetizing
• unbeautiful
• uncute
• unbecoming
• unimposing
• frumpish
• unshapely
• frumpy

fetching

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verb

present participle of fetch

as in costing

to have a price of

those old toys that we tossed away are now fetching big bucks as antiques

Synonyms & Similar Words

• costing
• bringing
• going (for)
• running
• selling (for)
• coming (to)
• asking
• demanding
• totaling
• commanding
• amounting (to)
• listing (for)
• exacting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fetching

Adjective

Each slim design comes in two fetching contrasting colors (available in nine color combos) and has a secure magnetic closure on the flap to keep eyewear safe. — Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026

At 19, Flora was a fetching young woman with a sweet smile. — Fiona Donovan, Vanity Fair, 30 Dec. 2025

Verb

Alexandra Pechman’s feature debut drops Lily McInerny’s Nora into the cliquish literary world of 2011, where an internship at a taste-making magazine means reading the slush pile, fetching coffee, and navigating exclusive parties. — John Ross, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026

As fetching as the manmade landscape of Carmel can be (on the left side of that drive), the natural setting on the right is better. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026