fetching | Definition of fetching

Synonyms and Antonyms of fetching

1 having an often mysterious or magical power to attract

the woman's fetching smile has long made the painting a favorite with visitors to the museum

Synonyms of fetching

alluring, appealing, attractive, bewitching, captivating, charismatic, charming, elfin, enchanting, engaging, entrancing, fascinating, glamorous (also glamourous), luring, magnetic, seductive

Words Related to fetching

absorbing, arresting, engrossing, enthralling, galvanic, gripping, hypnotic, hypnotizing, mesmerizing, riveting, spellbinding

enticing, tantalizing, tempting

exciting, haunting, interesting, intriguing, titillating

beckoning, inviting, winning

darling, delightful, pleasant, pleasing

Near Antonyms of fetching

boring, irksome, tedious, tiresome, wearisome

abhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful, distasteful, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, invidious, loathsome, nauseating, noisome, obnoxious, odious, offensive, shocking, sickening

drab, dreary, dull, flat, humdrum, jading, leaden, monotonous, pedestrian, ponderous

Antonyms of fetching

repellent (also repellant), repelling, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, unalluring

2 very pleasing to look at

a most fetching outfit in which to go skiing

Synonyms of fetching

aesthetic (also esthetic), attractive, beauteous, beautiful, bonny (also bonnie) [chiefly British], comely, cute, drop-dead, fair, good, good-looking, goodly, gorgeous, handsome, knockout, likely, lovely, lovesome, pretty, ravishing, seemly, sightly, stunning, taking, well-favored

Words Related to fetching

alluring, appealing, charming, cunning, delightful, engaging, fascinating, glamorous (also glamourous), prepossessing

elegant, exquisite, glorious, Junoesque, magnificent, resplendent, splendid, statuesque, sublime, superb

flawless, perfect, radiant

dainty, delicate

personable, pleasant, presentable

chocolate-box, prettyish

desirable, dishy, dollish, foxy, hot, luscious, nubile, pulchritudinous, seductive, sexy, toothsome

hunky, studly [slang]

arresting, eye-catching, flamboyant, flashy, glossy, showstopping, showy, slick, snazzy, splashy, striking,