vampish

adjective

Definition of vampishnext
as in seductive

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vampish
  1. seductive
  2. alluring
  3. sultry
  4. vampy
Adjective
  • 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
Definition of seductive
Adjective
  • Scarface doesn’t just bark orders at his underlings but browbeats the whimpering Ventriloquist, giving him that warped double personality that made older characters like Two-Face so alluring.
    — Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Lowe can make good on his home run prop, and his +440 odds are alluring.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of alluring
Adjective
  • Art aficionados should consider The Georgian, which boasts its own gallery and hosts late-night jazz concerts and piano jams in its sultry subterranean restaurant, The Georgian Room.
    — Carrie Bell, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The singer, who turned 46 on July 10, rang in the milestone with a sultry bikini snap shared to Instagram on Wednesday, July 29.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Definition of sultry
Adjective
  • Founded in 1994 by French editorial makeup artist and photographer François Nars, the brand arrived at a time when complexion was matte, blush was softly diffused, lips veered vampy or neutral, and eyes were super smokey.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Swap the classic French for plaid, vampy, and/or geometric tips.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of vampy
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“Vampish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vampish. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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