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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "lure":

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

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1. Ailsa Henderson:

   I don't think Labour are going to lure away any voters who have gone to the pro-independence SNP by being silent on the issue of the constitution.

2. Dawna Langford:

   We were deliberately targeted, used as bait to lure one cartel against another.

3. Kathleen Smith:

   If investors have this many choices, there's going to have to be something to lure investors to the table and take the risk of owning these new names.

4. Mutsuo Iwai:

   We believe we can lure back those who tried Ploom TECH but stopped using it.

5. European Council:

   We must work together countries of origin, transit and destination in order to break the business model of smugglers and traffickers who lure people into dangerous journeys and feed modern-day slavery.