Synonyms of lured

lured

verb

past tense of lure

as in tempted

to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage

the hunter lured the lion into the open with the antelope carcass

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tempted
• seduced
• enticed
• persuaded
• betrayed
• allured
• baited
• beguiled
• decoyed
• solicited
• led on
• trapped
• fascinated
• enchanted
• inveigled
• ensnared
• entrapped
• drew in
• snared
• snowed
• enmeshed
• captivated
• caught
• charmed
• roped (in)
• meshed
• tangled
• bewitched
• magnetized
• wiled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• warned
• cautioned
• alerted
• forewarned
• drove (away or off)
• turned away
• repulsed
• warded (off)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lured

Detectives started looking into Conahan in 1996 after a man in prison for stealing Conahan’s car claimed that Conahan had lured him to a remote area and offered to pay him to pose for nude photos. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

Giu pays Father Joe a visit and gets infected with the same virus after being lured into the confession box. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2026

She’s based on the filmmaker’s grandmother, who left the family in the 1980s to join an all-women cult, lured by the seductive leader, well-played in the film by Lily James. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

Aladji Bamba was lured from Monaco for an initial £30m while Howe was still in situ. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026

The immediacy of social media lured millions away from celebrity blogs, and Hilton’s profile, like so many of his peers, took a hit. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

As for how a bobcat ended up in the house in the first place, Kirkland Police believe the adventurous intruder climbed a tree and jumped through an open window, possibly lured in by the resident’s indoor cat. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026

One of those locations, Kennedy Park, is where, in 2006, a group of day laborers were lured into a van by a local police officer posing as a construction worker. — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026

Decoys posing as young teens lured the men to sting locations, mostly set up at private homes in quiet communities. — Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026