SEDUCTIVE Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of seductive But even that speculative scheme showed how sophisticated PAU could be in adapting an assortment of seductive pasts. —

Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026 While a Daiquiri is radiant, the Daisy de Santiago is seductive. —

Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 6 June 2026 The composer shows himself a cartoonish James Bond-type, battling with his prissy critics, while also dallying with his seductive wife, who is represented in opulent violin solos. —

Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026 His take on Cady turns Mitchum’s familiar, even seductive, sleazeball into an extravagant monster; the kind of bad dude whose mere presence sends you across the street, out of the bar, or into hiding. —

Ben Travers, IndieWire, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for seductive

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The quality that hosts need in order to court and maintain audiences online is a dose of charismatic feeling, preferably caught in thirty seconds or less.

— Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2025
After arriving, Cena and Styles began a feud that would be one of the defining parts of both their careers, as the charismatic WWE star and ring purist outsider elevated their games to new heights.

— Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025