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fetching

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of fetching

1 having an often mysterious or magical power to attract

  • the womanʼs fetching smile has long made the painting a favorite with visitors to the museum
Synonyms of fetching

alluring, appealing, attractive, bewitching, captivating, charismatic, charming, elfin, enchanting, engaging, entrancing, fascinating, glamorous (also glamourous), luring, magnetic, seductive
Words Related to fetching

absorbing, arresting, engrossing, enthralling, galvanic, gripping, hypnotic, hypnotizing, mesmerizing, riveting, spellbinding

enticing, tantalizing, tempting

exciting, haunting, interesting, intriguing, titillating

beckoning, inviting, winning

darling, delightful, pleasant, pleasing
Near Antonyms of fetching

boring, irksome, tedious, tiresome, wearisome

abhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful, distasteful, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, invidious, loathsome, nauseating, noisome, obnoxious, odious, offensive, shocking, sickening

drab, dreary, dull, flat, humdrum, jading, leaden, monotonous, pedestrian, ponderous
Antonyms of fetching

repellent (also repellant), repelling, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, unalluring

2 very pleasing to look at

  • a most fetching outfit in which to go skiing
Synonyms of fetching

aesthetic (also esthetic), attractive, beauteous, beautiful, bonny (also bonnie) [chiefly British], comely, cute, drop-dead, fair, good, good-looking, goodly, gorgeous, handsome, knockout, likely, lovely, lovesome, pretty, ravishing, seemly, sightly, stunning, taking, well-favored
Words Related to fetching

alluring, appealing, charming, cunning, delightful, engaging, fascinating, glamorous (also glamourous), prepossessing

elegant, exquisite, glorious, Junoesque, magnificent, resplendent, splendid, statuesque, sublime, superb

flawless, perfect, radiant

dainty, delicate

personable, pleasant, presentable

chocolate-box, prettyish

desirable, dishy, dollish, foxy, hot, luscious, nubile, pulchritudinous, seductive, sexy, toothsome

hunky, studly [slang]

arresting, eye-catching, flamboyant, flashy, glossy, showstopping, showy, slick, snazzy, splashy, striking, zingy

photogenic, telegenic
Near Antonyms of fetching

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

unappealing, unappetizing, unimposing, unpleasant, unprepossessing

frumpish, frumpy, unbecoming, unshapely
Antonyms of fetching

grotesque, hideous, homely, ill-favored, plain, ugly, unaesthetic, unattractive, unbeautiful, uncomely, uncute, unhandsome, unlovely, unpleasing, unpretty, unsightly

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