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Antonyms for alluring
əˈlʊər ɪŋal·lur·ing
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term alluring.
Princeton's WordNet
alluring, beguiling, enticing, temptingadjective
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
"an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation"
Antonyms:
unseductiveSynonyms:
tempting, tantalising, enticing, tantalizing, beguiling
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
alluringadjective
Antonyms:
repellent, repugnant, unattractiveSynonyms:
charming, tempting, seductive, attractive, fascinating
How to use alluring in a sentence?
Moonshine has huge crossover appeal, its renegade reputation makes it alluring to consumers who want a little taste of tradition. It makes them feel a little outlaw, too, without breaking any laws.
Seven, seven — there are so many illustrations of the psychological influences of that figure and of its alluring significance to people of all ages and races, 58 Varieties or 59 Varieties did not appeal at all to me as being equally strong.
In the education of children there is nothing like alluring the interest and affection, otherwise you only make so many asses laden with books.
Perhaps life is an art, an enchantment, a fairy tale, an adventurous story trimmed with alluring episodes, an act with players who seem to be what they are actually not. We cannot, however, expect people to accept the make belief which some actors try to fool into believing. ( " He did not know that she knew " )
I have watched the ways of the world. She makes promises like a dream and her treasures are an alluring mirage. Humanity cling desperately to mortal life in order to gratified this dream and its treasures. This I have seen to be the root of human suffering.
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