Synonyms for lure
lʊərlure

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1. lure

   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, attract, cajole, captivate, coax, decoy, draw, entice, inveigle, seduce, tempt, win

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

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

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1. lurenoun

   Synonyms:
   allurement

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1. lure, enticement, come-onnoun

   qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

   Synonyms:
   hook, decoy, sweetener, temptation, bait, come-on, enticement

2. bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetenernoun

   anything that serves as an enticement

   Synonyms:
   hook shot, draw, hook, sweetening, decoy, sweetener, claw, crotchet, bait, hooking, come-on, enticement

3. bait, decoy, lureverb

   something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed

   Synonyms:
   hook, decoy, steerer, sweetener, bait, come-on, enticement

4. entice, lure, temptverb

   provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion

   "He lured me into temptation"

   Synonyms:
   allure, invite, influence, tempt, entice, charm

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1. lurenoun

   Synonyms:
   enticement, bait, attraction, allurement, decoy, temptation

2. lureverb

   Synonyms:
   entice, allure, attract, decoy, tempt, seduce, inveigle, lead by the nose

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1. lurenoun

   Synonyms:
   decoy, enticement, bait

2. lureverb

   Synonyms:
   entice, tempt, seduce, allure, decoy

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1. List of paraphrases for "lure":

   decoy, attract, temptation, bait, attractiveness, attraction, seduce, attracting, draw, diversionary

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1. The UAW:

   Related ImageExpand / ContractSouth Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says her state doesn't need unions. ( AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)( The Associated Press) Right-to-work laws mean workers at unionized plants do not have to join the labor organization. Haley, whose efforts have brought major investments from companies including Continental Tire and Boeing, recently went toe-to toe with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, which sought to organize 3,000 workers at an aircraft plant she helped lure in 2011 with a $ 450 million package of tax incentives. The union suspended its effort to organize the Boeing plant after a rocky start. Haley, who said at her January state of the union address that South Carolina has an international reputation for being a state that does n’t want unions, because we don’t need unions, we have been successful in attracting some of the world’s top corporate citizens and paving the way for expansion of the businesses we already have because our right-to-work law strengthens the direct relationship our employers have with employees, Haley said. Our best advice to The UAW is to ask the IAM about how South Carolina workers view unions.

2. Nik Richie:

   For some reason these women need to brag about their faade ; posting pictures on their IG of $ 25,000 dollar purses, red bottom shoes, cash and of course the selfies from a yacht in the South of France or Dubai, 100 percent of their IG postings are fake set up situations to lure more men to ‘ like ’ their pictures.

3. Mate Hamori:

   So the idea was to somehow lure those who are the most capable of sympathising with Beethoven and his own suffering into the world of music.

4. Jamal Saghir:

   Terrorist organizations like ISIS capitalize on the devastation wrought by climate change to attract new members, the ISIS recruiters offered money, food and other riches to rural Iraqis to lure The ISIS recruiters into joining the ranks of the jihadist group. With no means to sustain The ISIS recruiters through agricultural means, many farmers accepted ISIS' bribes for both monetary and morale support.

5. Andrew Affleck:

   I don't believe coal actually has any advantages over renewables, but with renewables' financing constrained post-pandemic, Southeast Asian policymakers may ignore environmental impacts and buckle to the lure of Chinese build and finance coal power plants.