Lure

/lʊə/

Synonyms for "lure" (264 found)

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Closest matches (53)

Noun(14 words)

bait decoy enticement allures attract attractant attracter attractingbait and lurebaiting baits beckoning beguiling birdcall

adduct adductor allure allurement ambush appeal attract attractant attraction attractiveness attrahent bag baitbait the hookbaited trapbat the eyesbe magneticbeguile bewitch birdlime

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blandish bola bribe bring cajole call captivate capture carrot carry catchcatch out

Verb(7 words)

allured attracts baited beckoned beckons beguiled beguiles

Strong matches (79)

centercenter of attractioncharm chat coax cobwebcome oncome-on con cynosure debauch decide decoydecoy duckdetermine dispose drag dragnet drawdraw in

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draw ondraw towardsdrawcarddrawing carddrawing powerenchant encouragement endearment engage enlist enmesh ensnare ensnarl entangle entice enticement entoil entrap enweb fascinate fillip fishhook flirtflirt withfly focusget to do

Noun(17 words)

chum chumming chums clickbait come-on court crowbait debauch decoying decoysdraw indraws ensnaring entice enticements entrapment flirtations

Verb(13 words)

chummed dangled dangles dangling decoyed drawn drew entice enticed entices entrapping entraps fooled

Adjective(2 words)

cultural drawenticing

Related words (132)

gill netgingive the come-onground baithave an attractionhookhook inillusion incentive incitement incline induce inducement influence interestinterest ininveigle inveiglement invitation invite

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jig kidnap lariat lasso leadlead onlime magnet magnetism magnetize mesh meshes mislead motive net nooseoffer bait topayment percentage persuade persuasive pitfall plugpound netpremium procure profit prompt provocation pullpull towardspurse seinerape reward roperope inseduce seducement seduction seinesiren songsnare snarl sniggle solicit spell spinnerspread the toilsspringe squid stale stimulation stimulative stimulus stratagemsuck insway sweetener sweetening take tangle tempt temptation toil toils toll train trap trawl trip tug wheedle whet wind wobbler woo

Noun(24 words)

gravitation hook hooksidea pullinveigling luringmore applied pullmousetrappingmuseum drawpopperpulling actionpulling forceseducing seductions snares snaring spinners sweetener tantalizer tempt

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temptation temptations tempting whitebait

Verb(11 words)

inveigled inveigles inviting pulled seduced seduces sucked tempt tempted tempts trapped

Adjective(1 words)

tantalizing

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

11 entries

attract attractant attraction attractiveness device enticementfishing gearinfluence provoke stimulate temptation

More specific

12 entries

animal baitcrankbaitdiscount lureenticementfishing lureincentiveincentive lurejigpredator lurepromotional lurespinner temptation

Collocations

12 entries

crankbait lurefishing lureirresistible lurelure awaylure customerslure intolure investorslure of powerlure preylure with promisesmarketing lurespinner lure

Inflections

3 entries

lured lures luring

Derivations

1 entries

lurer

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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I could not resist the lure of great profits.

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He felt the lure of adventure.

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No man can resist the lure of a woman.

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The distress call of a young dolphin has been used to lure a large pod of the animals to safety.

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