Synonyms of luring

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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

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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

After a shaky 2025, Chipotle is successfully luring customers back — even with spiking gas prices and other higher costs pressuring dining budgets. — Amelia Lucas,laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 29 July 2026

The young women acted as underground assassins, seducing Nazi officers, luring them into the woods and killing them. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026

The difficulty in luring a big name has not, for now, been a question of money either. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 28 July 2026

The Pikes Peak Gold Rush began luring miners to Denver, Central City and Breckenridge in 1859, and the town of Breckenridge was founded that year. — John Meyer, Denver Post, 26 July 2026

The success of Ascend West Virginia has already spawned a collection of spinoffs aimed at luring out-of-staters and retaining local talent. — Scott Neuman, NPR, 24 July 2026

That’s included luring investments from the federal government, Nvidia and SoftBank Group Corp. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 July 2026

Baden-Baden has been a spa town since ancient times, luring Roman-era nobles to take the waters there at its natural springs in the Black Forest. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026

The first involves fraudulent FBI profiles and fake pages on social media sites, luring victims to the cloned IC3 sites, but with a twist. — Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026