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Antonyms for allure
əˈlʊəral·lure
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allure
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.Antonyms:
chill, damp, deter, dissuade, drive away, repel, warnSynonyms:
attract, cajole, captivate, coax, decoy, draw, entice, inveigle, lure, seduce, tempt, winPreposition:
Allure to a course; allure by hopes; allure from evil to good.
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allure, allurement, temptingnessverb
the power to entice or attract through personal charm
Synonyms:
temptingness, solicitation, allurementtempt, allureverb
dispose or incline or entice to
"We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"
How to use allure in a sentence?
Between Allure of the Seas, which debuted in 2010, and Harmony of the Seas, which comes out next year, our ships have gotten 25 percent more efficient.
Rosalynn and I are saddened by the passing of former First Lady Nancy Reagan. She will always be admired for her strength of conviction and her lifelong devotion to her husband, her 'just say no' campaign prevented many young people from falling prey to the allure of drug use; and her advocacy for stem cell research raised public awareness and influenced decision makers about vital research for Alzheimer's disease. We extend our condolences to her family at this difficult time.
That’s how we lessen the allure of gang life.
We couldn't resist the allure of this cute little town in the middle of millions of acres of vast desert, and the chance to join together with locals... to try to create a new spark of excitement, to build a future for this place with a complex and colorful past.
This is a challenge we can sink our teeth into as engineers and I personally want to pursue not just performance but also a new allure for the internal combustion engine that the world has yet to see.
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