SEDUCEMENTS Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

seducements

noun

plural of seducement

as in inducements

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Noun

Federal production incentives, layered on top of state programs like California’s AB/SB 186, are a meaningful step toward making the United States competitive and bringing production back home.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2026
Beyond biological and nuclear threats, AI companies face harsh organizational incentives to develop AI even faster and — experts say — more recklessly.

— Jared Perlo, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of incentives

Noun

Best of all, its central Old Town location puts Duval Street and many of Key West’s restaurants, bars, and attractions within easy walking distance.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
One of the attractions of self-storage as a business is that evicting stuff is easier than evicting people.

— David Owen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of attractions

Noun

The edit intercuts old film reels, both archival B-roll and seeming home movies, to hint at how all these new stimuli jog Brooke’s memory.

— Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
Rather than explaining behavior solely in terms of observable stimuli and responses, cognitive psychologists investigated ways in which individuals acquire, organize, store, and use information.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of stimuli

Noun

Tellingly, there were no appeals of any significant volume from Gusto, his team-mates or the home supporters.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Roof’s appeals will probably continue for years, and just the experience of seeing further news stories about him brings back all of the horror of his violence, renewing our wounds.

— Sharon Risher, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of appeals

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Wallen specializes in whiskey-drunk seductions to skeptical girls who can’t resist his charms.

— Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
So, who was it from our universe that would be most susceptible to that kind of messaging, or who would find the seductions of the power offered by that the most compelling?

— Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2026

Definition of seductions

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What drew you to this particular location, and how did its familiarity and natural beauty inform the film’s darker impulses?

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
Trendy Accents In Parravani’s experience, minimalists will often regret buying trendy accent pieces for the home in order to satisfy their impulses.

— Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of impulses

Noun

Many folks send encouragements toward OP mom and her son, while others put heat on the other parents for sexualizing their kids’ friendship.

— DeVonne Goode, Parents, 26 July 2026
All through the park, competitors and onlookers hit vapes and shout tips and encouragements into trees.

— Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026

Definition of encouragements

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