Synonyms of luring

luring 1 of 2

adjective

as in appealing

having an often mysterious or magical power to attract

the luring sight of sparkling gemstones in a jewelry-store window

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

luring

2 of 2

verb

present participle of lure

as in tempting

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

• tempting
• seducing
• persuading
• enticing
• betraying
• alluring
• baiting
• decoying
• soliciting
• beguiling
• trapping
• leading on
• fascinating
• inveigling
• enchanting
• ensnaring
• entrapping
• snaring
• drawing in
• charming
• catching
• captivating
• enmeshing
• meshing
• tangling
• snowing
• magnetizing
• bewitching
• roping (in)
• wiling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• warning
• alerting
• cautioning
• warding (off)
• driving (away or off)
• turning away
• forewarning
• repulsing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of luring

Verb

That is how the awe of AI is luring our attention away from the slow and steady assault by America’s race demons. — Kamau Bobb october 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

The Hoosiers paid handsomely for their big pickup via the transfer portal, luring him from Michigan State. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Over a decade before Weapons’s Aunt Gladys (Amazon Prime and HBO Max) was luring kids to the basement, Sinister’s monster was enticing them to do far worse. — Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026

Neighbors said the man began kicking and mistreating the dog before eventually luring the husky away from the yard with food. — Hunter Sowards, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Popular at American Chinese or Cajun-style Chinese restaurants, the sticky-sweet chicken is the utter definition of delicious, luring weary shoppers into food courts to find refuge from the bubblegum pink sweatpants and ripped denim. — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026

The woman was bitten by the dog, and the pair let the dog out of the yard, luring him out with food, according to Reyes. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Caruso has been charged with kidnapping, lewd or lascivious molestation, lewd or lascivious exhibition, luring or enticing a child, and child abuse inflicting mental injury. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

While luring the men into the chapel, Janet was fatally stabbed in the abdomen. — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026