Thesaurus
lure
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of LURE
1
something that persuades one to perform an action for pleasure or gain <the promise of easy money is always the lure for some people to take up a life of crime>
Related Words appeal, call; attraction, boost, encouragement, goad, impetus, impulse, incentive, inducement, motivation, persuasion, seducement, seduction, spur, stimulus; decoy, snare, trap; entrapment, mousetrap
2
something used to attract animals to a hook or into a trap <the fish simply didn't seem to like the lure I was using, so I didn't catch a thing>
Related Words ambush, net, trap; hook, snare, troll; plug, scent, spinner, stool pigeon; appeal, attraction, call, draw, incentive, pull; enticement, seducement, seduction, temptation; entanglement, entrapment
Near Antonyms repellent (also repellant)
3
the act or pressure of giving in to a desire especially when ill-advised <the lure of the video game was distracting me from my studies>
Related Words siren song; allure, appeal, attraction, attractiveness, charm, enchantment, glamour (also glamor); beckoning, invitation; bait, inducement, influence, persuasion, power, sway
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