Synonyms of fetching

fetching 1 of 2

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

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

Hounds Town operates as a pet care business offering services from day care and pet boarding to spa services keeping dogs looking quite fetching. — Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025

Verb

Early-stage defense startups are raising millions and fetching multiples from 17 times to 50 times revenue (sometimes even higher). — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 2 July 2026

Chekhov learned later that soldiers with pails always appeared at this time in the morning, fetching water for the officers. — Vasily Grossman, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026