Synonyms of seductive

seductive

adjective

si-ˈdək-tiv 

as in charismatic

having an often mysterious or magical power to attract

people always remarked on the cult leader's seductive personality

Synonyms & Similar Words

• charismatic
• appealing
• attractive
• charming
• enchanting
• fascinating
• alluring
• magnetic
• interesting
• entrancing
• tempting
• glamorous
• bewitching
• engaging
• intriguing
• exciting
• elfin
• captivating
• hypnotic
• luring
• fetching
• absorbing
• enticing
• tantalizing
• enthralling
• haunting
• gripping
• riveting
• engrossing
• hypnotizing
• delightful
• galvanic
• mesmerizing
• pleasant
• pleasing
• spellbinding
• arresting
• inviting
• winning
• titillating
• beckoning
• darling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repulsive
• revolting
• repugnant
• repellent
• boring
• tedious
• tiresome
• irksome
• wearisome
• offensive
• unalluring
• awful
• obnoxious
• shocking
• loathsome
• horrible
• hideous
• odious
• repelling
• distasteful
• appalling
• invidious
• sickening
• abominable
• horrid
• abhorrent
• nauseating
• noisome
• horrendous
• dull
• flat
• monotonous
• drab
• dreary
• ponderous
• pedestrian
• leaden
• humdrum
• jading

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of seductive

Chocolate may have seductive ingredients like fat and sugar, but the chocolate bar doesn’t change its recipe based on who is eating it. — Larry Magid, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

Reading those album titles while simultaneously listening to Casey Kasem on American Top 40 was a seductive Sunday-morning pop speedball. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026

His sculptures evince a lapidary certainty even in their weird, seductive lyricisms. — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Created by Kasdan, Sid & Zoey is about Sid, a seductive, sophisticated, and amoral teenager from New York, who is sent to live with a police chief and his family in the idyllic Mississippi town where his mother grew up. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026