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Synonyms for lure
lʊərlure
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, winAntonyms:
chill, damp, deter, dissuade, drive away, repel, warnPreposition:
Allure to a course; allure by hopes; allure from evil to good.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
lurenoun
Synonyms:
allurement
Princeton's WordNet
lure, enticement, come-onnoun
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
Synonyms:
hook, decoy, sweetener, temptation, bait, come-on, enticementbait, 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, enticementbait, 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, enticemententice, lure, temptverb
provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
"He lured me into temptation"
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
lurenoun
Synonyms:
enticement, bait, attraction, allurement, decoy, temptationlureverb
Synonyms:
entice, allure, attract, decoy, tempt, seduce, inveigle, lead by the nose
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "lure":
decoy, attract, temptation, bait, attractiveness, attraction, seduce, attracting, draw, diversionary
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LURE
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #1240 | win | |
| #2943 | influence | |
| #3350 | draw | |
| #5410 | attraction | |
| #5412 | invite | |
| #5613 | hook | |
| #5938 | charm | |
| #7554 | attract | |
| #13704 | bait | |
| #15182 | attracting | |
| #15230 | temptation | |
| #17081 | lure | |
| #18150 | claw | |
| #22630 | allure | |
| #24461 | coax | |
| #27979 | hooking | |
| #34049 | attractiveness | |
| #35953 | seduce | |
| #36441 | entice | |
| #38850 | decoy | |
| #39745 | tempt | |
| #49525 | sweetener | |
| #53095 | captivate | |
| #71017 | crotchet | |
| #91270 | diversionary | |
| #103201 | sweetening | |
| #118970 | enticement | |
| #133033 | cajole | |
| #152728 | steerer | |
| #304004 | allurement |
How to use lure in a sentence?
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.
All warfare is based on deception. There is no place where espionage is not used. Offer the enemy bait to lure him.
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.
The standards kept dropping and dropping to bring people in, and then they start throwing money out to lure people in and this is what you got.
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.
Translations for lure
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- إغراءArabic
- lokkemad, lokke, blink, lokkemiddelDanish
- Reiz, Lockung, Lure, Anlockungsmittel, Lockvogel, anlocken, ködern, locken, Köder, LockmittelGerman
- logiEsperanto
- seducir, anzuelo, encantar, atraer, cebo, encanto, atractivoSpanish
- عاشقانهPersian
- viehe, houkutin, houkutellaFinnish
- attirer, leurre, leurrer, séduire, attraitFrench
- anzolGalician
- sedurre, incantare, ammaliare, attrazione, tentazione, adescare, richiamo, esca, tentare, attrattiva, lusingaItalian
- 誘い出す, 誘い込む, 誘惑Japanese
- equidemLatin
- lokkertje, lokmiddelDutch
- agnNorwegian
- isca, atrairPortuguese
- манить, соблазнять, завлекать, блесна, приманивать, приманкаRussian
- agn, beteSwedish
- கவரும்Tamil
- ఊరించు, గాలము, ఎరTelugu
- เย้ายวนใจThai
- yemlemek, câzibe, yem, ayartmak, çekmek, cezbetmek, kandırmak, çığırtkan, aklını çelmekTurkish
- 饵Chinese
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