Antonyms for attract
əˈtræktat·tract

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1. attractverb

   Antonyms:
   repel

   Synonyms:
   allure

2. attractverb

   To pull toward without touching

   A magnet attracts iron filings.

   Antonyms:
   repel

   Synonyms:
   allure

3. attractverb

   To arouse interest

   Advertising is designed to attract customers.

   Antonyms:
   repel

   Synonyms:
   allure

4. attractverb

   To make someone feel sexually excited

   His big smile and brown eyes instantly attracted me.

   Synonyms:
   allure

   Antonyms:
   repel

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1. 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.

   Antonyms:
   chill, damp, deter, dissuade, drive away, repel, warn

   Synonyms:
   allure, cajole, captivate, coax, decoy, draw, entice, inveigle, lure, seduce, tempt, win

   Preposition:
   Allure to a course; allure by hopes; allure from evil to good.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. attract

   Antonyms:
   repel, deter, indispose, disincline, estrange, alienate

   Synonyms:
   influence, induce, dispose, incline, tempt, prompt, allure, charm, fascinate, invite, entice

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1. • Pull

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. 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"

   Antonyms:
   force back, repulse, push back, repel, beat back, drive

   Synonyms:
   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, eviscerate

2. attract, appealverb

   be attractive to

   "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"

   Antonyms:
   push back, repel, drive, repulse, force back, beat back

   Synonyms:
   draw in, pull, invoke, draw, appeal, pull in

3. attractverb

   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"

   Antonyms:
   drive, repel, push back, beat back, force back, repulse

   Synonyms:
   draw in, pull, draw, appeal, pull in

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1. attractverb

   Antonyms:
   repel, repulse, alienate, deter

   Synonyms:
   allure, entice, draw, decoy, interest, engage, induce

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. ATTRACT

   Synonyms:
   Ask Trip To Rapidly Alleviate Confused Thoughts

2. ATTRACT

   Synonyms:
   Anti-TNF Trial in Rheumatoid Arthritis with cA2-chimeric monoclonal antibody-infliximab Treatment

How to use attract in a sentence?

1. Prime Minister Habib Essid:

   We don't need to push reforms in an atmosphere of confrontation, we need to have a good climate to attract foreign investment.

2. State John Kerry:

   The implementation of this agreement is really key, a very important step to be able to attract foreign direct investment.

3. Andre Schleiter:

   Companies know it is not so easy attract young workers. They are realizing they can't do without some of the baby boomers and will try and hang onto them.

4. Lenworth Jacobs:

   You don’t want ongoing bleeding while in the water, [as] it will attract other sharks. You want the patient out of the water as soon as you can.

5. Jorg Stegemann:

   The reform clearly damaged France's reputation and competitiveness, it clearly has become harder to attract international senior managers to come to France than it was.

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