PREPOSSESSING Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

prepossessing 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of prepossessing

as in attractive

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

prepossessing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of prepossess

as in influencing

Related Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of prepossessing

Adjective

Blazy has led me down the rue de l’Abbaye to what appears, at first, the least prepossessing bistro in the area. — Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025 The novel is a coming-of-age tale in which becoming an adult is defined as learning how to lie, how to smooth facts, events, even oneself into a more prepossessing form. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2023

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prepossessing

Adjective

When interest rates are elevated, returns on assets like bonds, money market funds and high-yield savings accounts are more attractive.

— Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 8 July 2026
That privacy has made Bay Point attractive to some celebrities.

— Catherine Odom July 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026

Definition of attractive

Verb

Fintech companies are consumerizing DAFs and automating estate planning, while AI is poised to become a powerful philanthropic advisor, influencing where vast sums are directed.

— Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Now more questions will be raised about how involved the president was in influencing FIFA’s ruling.

— Wayne Sterling, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

Definition of influencing

Adjective

The building used to be an antiquarian bookshop with soaring arches, and the owners have kept the charming vintage vibes.

— Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026
Continue north from New Paltz and discover all that the Hudson Valley and Catskills have to offer—charming towns, next-level antiquing, art, bucolic vistas, and mountain peaks.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026

Definition of charming

Verb

When disposing of bleach and other cleaning products, never pour them down the sink.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 27 June 2026
In the city of Miami, improperly disposing trash — like taking the trash from one of your homes and throwing it away in another of your property’s bins — can result in a $525 fine.

— Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026

Definition of disposing

Adjective

Enter their noisy yet impossibly chic upstairs neighbors, Hawk (Norton) and Pína (Penélope Cruz), who make an alluring proposition that forces Joe and Angela to reevaluate their relationship.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 7 July 2026
While the success rate of Skarsgård Green-Card Marriages is currently at zero (noll), we’re encouraged by the odds of one in seventeen to forty-one Skarsgårds eventually being worn down enough to settle for one of our alluring clients.

— Sarah Hutto, New Yorker, 7 July 2026

Definition of alluring

Verb

The revenge story saw Tucker's exes convincing Snow's Kate to trick the ladies' man into falling in love with her.

— Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Pace has formed a Monticello Reconciliation Committee in hopes of convincing other members of the association to bring a new vote to give Hemings descendants membership eligibility and burial rights.

— Briana Stewart, ABC News, 4 July 2026

Definition of convincing

Adjective

The Heat has been in a holding pattern of sorts the past two days, waiting to see if an appealing free agent takes a minimum deal or an appealing player under contract shakes free.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
To me, a road trip is still one of the most appealing ways of exploring the USA.

— Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026

Definition of appealing

Browse Nearby Words

prepossesses

prepossessing

prepossession

See all Nearby Words

Podcast

Cite this Entry

Style

“Prepossessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepossessing. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of prepossessing

adjective

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Podcast

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster on prepossessing

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

xeric

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)

Popular in Wordplay

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List

One-Word Oxymorons: Bittersweet, Spendthrift, and More

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

The Words of the Week - Jul 10

Popular

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List

Games & Quizzes