ATTRACTING Synonyms: 138 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in attractive

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verb

present participle of attract

as in enticing

to engage the attention of The park's natural wonders attract many tourists. The blackbird puts on a colorful display in its attempt to attract a mate.

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Set on 21 acres along the Glyfada seafront, the resort features elegant low-slung architecture, natural materials, and retro-chic details, attracting a stylish clientele like Kate Hudson. — Stephanie Orma, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 But there's an enormous difference between attracting attention and building a sustainable career. — Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026 GLP-1s, as a weapon in the battle against obesity, were able to secure insurance coverage while also attracting consumers primarily interested in meeting modern beauty standards. — Avalon Pernell, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026 Honey Boy director Alma Har’el’s next project Wet is heading to the TIFF market with Patrick Wachsberger’s 193 and is attracting what could be a killer cast. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026 But TikTok Shop is increasingly attracting major retailers too. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026 Republican response But conservatives said those policies inflated enrollment by attracting fraudulent and wasteful coverage. — Christine Mai-Duc, NPR, 23 Aug. 2026 The issue is less about attracting officials but keeping them beyond two years, largely because of fan behavior. — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2026 The exuberance of the scene was now part of the draw, attracting influencers who discovered that posing for selfies at Ashe made for great content. — Ben Ryder Howe, Curbed, 21 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for attracting

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But rising bond yields make safer government debt more attractive relative to stocks, while also reducing the present value investors assign to companies’ future earnings.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Those figures could make efficiency retrofits attractive as marine fuel costs and emissions requirements rise.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of attractive

Verb

Prosecutors said Huiracocha and Murillo recruited others to participate in three separate crashes, enticing them with promises of thousands in cash.

— Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
The hiring of the Catalan content creator, however, has only served to enrage the public, rather than enticing them to watch the race.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of enticing

Adjective

Coach John Harbaugh made the interesting decision Friday night to sit Dart and a number of other starters for a second straight preseason game.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026
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— The Week US, TheWeek, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of interesting

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The influence of Syria’s greatest financial supporters is drawing Damascus toward a Qatari-Saudi-Turkish constellation.

— Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
Other colleges have avoided loans but are drawing more from their endowments each year than advisors consider sustainable.

— Bloomberg, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of drawing

Adjective

And that's where electric motorcycles can be genuinely entertaining.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
The Ohio estate has features that Swift appears to fancy — a grand staircase, an elegant dining room (with a butler’s pantry) for entertaining and a pool.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of entertaining

Adjective

The neighborhood Located on the Bodrum peninsula, Türkbükü is a charming seaside village, just 15 minutes away by car and out of earshot from Bodrum’s bustling centre.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
Among the house’s charming features were a wraparound porch, a custom library, and an attic converted into a bedroom for their daughter, Chelsea, who turned one year old during the Clinton family’s two-year residency at the house.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of charming

Adjective

Speakeasies have always traded in the alluring mix of secrecy and discovery, tucked behind unmarked doors with low lighting and a knowing clientele.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2026
Scarface doesn’t just bark orders at his underlings but browbeats the whimpering Ventriloquist, giving him that warped double personality that made older characters like Two-Face so alluring.

— Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of alluring

Adjective

Frances is a young writer navigating the labyrinth of adulthood and her narration is close and touching, and to this author, entirely enchanting.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
The enchanting look was fitting for a free-spirited witch lounging around her candlelit home sanctuary, as Kidman’s character Gillian might do.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

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