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Synonyms for attract
əˈtræktat·tract
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attractverb
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allureAntonyms:
repelattractverb
To pull toward without touching
A magnet attracts iron filings.
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repelattractverb
To arouse interest
Advertising is designed to attract customers.
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repelattractverb
To make someone feel sexually excited
His big smile and brown eyes instantly attracted me.
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allureAntonyms:
repel
English Synonyms and Antonyms
attract
To allure is to draw as with a lure by some charm or some prospect of pleasure or advantage. We may attract others to a certain thing without intent; as, the good unconsciously attract others to virtue. We may allure either to that which is evil or to that which is good and noble, by purpose and endeavor, as in the familiar line, "Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way,"
Goldsmith Deserted Village, l. 170. Lure is rather more akin to the physical nature. It is the word we would use of drawing on an animal. Coax expresses the attraction of the person, not of the thing. A man may be coaxed to that which is by no means alluring. Cajole and decoy carry the idea of deceiving and ensnaring. To inveigle is to lead one blindly in. To tempt is to endeavor to lead one wrong; to seduce is to succeed in winning one from good to ill. Win may be used in either a bad or a good sense, in which latter it surpasses the highest sense of allure, because it succeeds in that which allure attempts; as, "He that winneth souls is wise," Prov. xi, 30.Synonyms:
allure, cajole, captivate, coax, decoy, draw, entice, inveigle, lure, seduce, tempt, winAntonyms:
chill, damp, deter, dissuade, drive away, repel, warnPreposition:
Allure to a course; allure by hopes; allure from evil to good.
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Princeton's WordNet
attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw inverb
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
"Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"
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absorb, earn, take in, suck up, pull in, get, overstretch, thread, quarter, pass, sop up, perpetrate, pull back, commit, depict, guide, describe, drag, disembowel, draw off, suck, retract, delineate, deplumate, rive, make, string, curl up, soak up, tie, reap, gain, pull, get out, take out, appeal, realise, draw and quarter, root for, cast, puff, suck in, get in, draw out, clear, pluck, imbibe, take up, deplume, pull up, line, move in, withdraw, pull out, force, draw, bring in, run, tear, rend, trace, extract, curl, draw in, realize, close in, rip, displume, collect, eviscerateAntonyms:
force back, repulse, push back, repel, beat back, driveattract, appealverb
be attractive to
"The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"
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draw in, pull, invoke, draw, appeal, pull inAntonyms:
push back, repel, drive, repulse, force back, beat backattractverb
exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away
"the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies"
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draw in, pull, draw, appeal, pull inAntonyms:
drive, repel, push back, beat back, force back, repulse
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List of paraphrases for "attract":
attracting, draw, lure, entice, attraction, attracts, recruit, bring, drawing, attracted
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#228 | line | |
#342 | guide | |
#457 | thread | |
#672 | run | |
#907 | clear | |
#1022 | force | |
#1240 | win | |
#1425 | bring | |
#1493 | pass | |
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#2229 | quarter | |
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#2491 | gain | |
#2842 | appeal | |
#2943 | influence | |
#3114 | describe | |
#3350 | draw | |
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#3644 | earn | |
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#3810 | pull | |
#4105 | commit | |
#4363 | collect | |
#4607 | tie | |
#4781 | realize | |
#5410 | attraction | |
#5412 | invite | |
#5503 | trace | |
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#5938 | charm | |
#6394 | prompt | |
#6613 | drag | |
#7432 | rip | |
#7554 | attract | |
#9356 | tear | |
#10524 | withdraw | |
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#12222 | curl | |
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#14129 | induce | |
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#15816 | absorb | |
#16053 | invoke | |
#16141 | dispose | |
#17081 | lure | |
#18108 | puff | |
#18739 | reap | |
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#20732 | depict | |
#22630 | allure | |
#24461 | coax | |
#27916 | incline | |
#28085 | pluck | |
#35953 | seduce | |
#36441 | entice | |
#38092 | retract | |
#38850 | decoy | |
#39745 | tempt | |
#43763 | delineate | |
#45802 | rive | |
#53095 | captivate | |
#55788 | rend | |
#79233 | fascinate | |
#89565 | perpetrate | |
#127434 | imbibe | |
#133033 | cajole | |
#159015 | eviscerate | |
#233318 | overstretch | |
#303626 | disembowel |
How to use attract in a sentence?
It's embarrassing to see the pictures, if the tournaments cannot attract enough sponsors and spectators and media interest, (China) will lose them eventually. I think they are in danger, some of them.
You attract what you THINK and you RECEIVE what you BELIEVE.
For young people to have the ability to afford an education — what a great way to attract new talent.
ISIS continues to build support among tribal groups, and attract fighters defecting from other insurgent groups.
There's no way around it, me and Thanasi are definitely role models to the youth in Australia, we obviously attract that crowd, i know that over the years i haven't been the best role model but I was just learning how to deal with everything and i think now at 26 i've matured and I definitely realized that a lot of young kids and people -- even people that are low on confidence -- they do look towards us when we go out there.
Translations for attract
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- přitahovatCzech
- anziehenGerman
- έλκω, ελκύω, προσελκύωGreek
- llamar, atraerSpanish
- houkutella, vetää puoleensa, viehättääFinnish
- attirerFrench
- tarraingScottish Gaelic
- vonzHungarian
- attirareItalian
- 引きつけるJapanese
- 끌다Korean
- pritrauktiLithuanian
- aantrekken, trekkenDutch
- atrair, excitarPortuguese
- atrageRomanian
- привлекать, притянуть, привлечь, притягиватьRussian
- locka, attraheraSwedish
- 吸引Chinese
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