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Synonyms & Antonyms for attractive
Synonyms
alluring, appealing, bewitching, captivating, charismatic, charming, elfin, enchanting, engaging, entrancing, fascinating, fetching, glamorous (also glamourous), luring, magnetic, seductive
Antonyms
repellent (also repellant), repelling, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, unalluring
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Many shows paint survivors as young and traditionally attractive, but its casting acknowledges that no demographic is safe. — Time, "Netflix's Wrenching Rape Docudrama Unbelievable Is the Anti-Law & Order—And That's a Good Thing," 3 Sep. 2019 Cohen’s branding as the Millionaires’ Magician, while attractive to the rich, is perhaps more of a way to market his performance to the common classes. — Cody Delistraty, The New Republic, "Why Is the One Percent So Obsessed With Magic?," 26 Aug. 2019 Even more attractive, Qantas also partners with Alaska Airlines, and its Mileage Plan program only charges 55,000 miles each way. — Eric Rosen, Condé Nast Traveler, "The World's Best Business Class Seats, and How to Fly Them on Points and Miles," 21 Aug. 2019 Birds are some of the most attractive creatures on earth. — David Steadman, The Conversation, "Why do birds sing?," 19 July 2019 Yukich has said that the village’s proximity to Interstates 355, 55 and 80 as well as an abundance of vacant land is attractive for this type of development. — Michelle Mullins, Daily Southtown, "Homer Glen hires consultant to study if large sports complex would be a good fit in the village," 6 June 2019 With that in mind, Georgia State (Atlanta), UNC Charlotte and UAB (Birmingham) would make sense due to potentially large audiences attractive for TV. — Fletcher Page, Cincinnati.com, "Three questions: How UConn's move to the Big East affects Cincinnati Bearcats, AAC," 5 June 2019 The bullpen in general has been erratic, and Puk has 32 strikeouts in 22 â…“ minor-league innings this year, making him potentially a very attractive option. — Susan Slusser, SFChronicle.com, "A.J. Puk might be option soon for A’s: ‘We’re getting a lot closer’," 9 Aug. 2019 Leena Pivovarova, an analyst at Northern Sky Research, said the price points and capabilities SpaceX is advertising for its new rideshare program will be very attractive to smallsat companies. — Jackie Wattles, CNN, "SpaceX's new business strategy: Rideshares for small satellites," 5 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'attractive.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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