SEDUCEMENT Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

seducement

noun

Definition of seducement

as in incentive

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Noun

The Port Authority of Kansas City approved incentives for the development earlier this year.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
Iowa lawmakers will return to the Statehouse Friday to consider expanding the ceiling on state tax incentives in an effort to secure a $15 billion steel plant project for the state.

— Hannah Fingerhut, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of incentive

Noun

Blank bulletin board for Hurley Hurley likes to point at preseason rankings and award projections for motivation leading up to and throughout the season.

— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026
So perhaps Kelce had extra motivation to work out in the offseason, Spruill said.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of motivation

Noun

Agreements with Pfizer and Eli Lilly include tariff protections, overseas pricing inducements and broad confidentiality clauses.

— Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2026
The two clubs and the player’s parents need to sign a declaration that no financial or value-in-kind inducements have been utilised as a part of the move.

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of inducement

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Venus in your sign opposes the Moon in your partnership zone, increasing attraction while making differences in comfort, affection, or timing more obvious.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 29 Sep. 2026
Millions watched American destinations around the world while international visitors experienced our hotels, restaurants, attractions and communities firsthand.

— Rachel J.C. Fu, Sun Sentinel, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of attraction

Noun

Consequently, the resulting economic stimulus, inflationary pressure, and intense competition for capital could propel the 10 year US Treasury yield toward a high of 6% before next January.

— , CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Scientists are beginning to treat gravity almost like a drug, varying its strength, duration, and frequency on the human body to learn what dose might keep astronauts healthy and whether the same stimulus could help rehabilitate patients on Earth.

— Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of stimulus

Noun

The stadium announcer can be heard telling fans about some sort of promotion, so that might have been the impetus for Kelce’s Big Mac pep talk.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
The original impetus for quantum cosmology is to do with the fact that the Big Bang model is based on quantum matter, but classical gravity.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of impetus

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