SEDUCEMENTS Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

seducements

noun

plural of seducement

as in inducements

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Noun

However, domestic flights remain limited, expensive and unpredictable, while ferry services are irregular and the maritime sector struggles with aging fleets and weak incentives to improve.

— Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
As far as the actual economic incentives, the cost of living is much lower over there.

— Matt Minton, Variety, 31 July 2026

Definition of incentives

Noun

Helsinki may not place its cruise terminal beside its headline attractions, but once downtown, the city is compact and efficient.

— David Nikel, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Discover Rockland’s Maritime Heritage Rockland’s maritime history comes to life through several waterfront attractions.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026

Definition of attractions

Noun

How 40 Hz Sound Therapy Works The treatment is called GENUS, short for gamma entrainment using sensory stimuli.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
Chung recently received her first award from the National Institutes of Health for a research project to understand how genetically identical cells respond differently to stimuli, such as treatments or environmental cues.

— Rachel Martin, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026

Definition of stimuli

Noun

One of the key motivations behind the ballot measure effort was to curb road deaths in the city.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
Min-ji now understands more about her father’s past and motivations, and no longer sees him as a timid man who would rather bow than fight.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 27 July 2026

Definition of motivations

Noun

French government appeals for people to avoid the region are causing consternation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
At the same time, Ghana and other African nations have made more deliberate appeals to descendants of the diaspora through citizenship, residency, tourism and investment initiatives.

— Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of appeals

Noun

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

Noun

An animal story set in motion by the basest human impulses—though also distinguished by some of our best—the novel is tied deeply into both ancient literary tradition and tragically perennial concerns.

— Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
With that, the earnest impulses of freedom-loving Americans’ distrust of institutions could easily be exploited by weapons of mass deception.

— Will Cady, SPIN, 30 July 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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