attracting
Pulling others closer
Attracting is the present participle of attract—drawing something toward oneself or itself.
A magnet attracts iron filings; a celebrity attracts attention; a flower attracts bees.
The word often appears in continuous tenses: The new restaurant is attracting crowds.
It also functions as an adjective: an attracting force.
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- drawCreate with pencil
- pullForce toward oneself
- enticementSomething that attracts
- lureThing that tempts
captivation · fascination · interest · engagement · charm · enchantment · temptation · allurement
Force between poles
- gravityMutual mass attraction
- gravitationalRelating to mass-based attraction
- electromagnetismForce linking charge and magnetism
- polarityState of opposing forces
cohesion · adhesion · affinity · bonding · pull · force · charge · field
Playful romantic attention
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- coquetryPlayful amorous behavior
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- desireIntense wanting
passion · arousal · sensuality · pheromones · courtship · wooing · pursuit · advances
appeal
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- drawCreate with pencil
- pullForce toward oneself
- enticementSomething that attracts
lure · captivation · fascination · interest · engagement · charm · enchantment · temptation · allurement · magnetism
magnetism
Force between poles
- gravityMutual mass attraction
- gravitationalRelating to mass-based attraction
- electromagnetismForce linking charge and magnetism
polarity · cohesion · adhesion · affinity · bonding · pull · force · charge · field · flux
flirtation
Playful romantic attention
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- coquetryPlayful amorous behavior
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
desire · passion · arousal · sensuality · pheromones · courtship · wooing · pursuit · advances · come-on
notice
Become aware of
clicks · views · spotlight · buzz · publicity · coverage · headlines · followers · audience · crowds
customers
People who purchase goods
recruits · subscribers · members · patrons · visitors · tourists · shoppers · leads · prospects · demographics
attractingrepelling
Pushing away forcefully
repulsing · pushing away · driving away · deterring · deflecting
attractingrepulsing
Driving off forcefully
repelling · disgusting · revolting · deterring · driving away
attractingdispersing
Spreading widely apart
scattering · dissipating · spreading · disbanding · separating
- main attractionPrimary point of interest
- tourist attractionSite visitors seek out
- star attractionFeatured highlight of show
- sexual attractionErotic interest in another
- roadside attractionUnusual highway landmark
- fatal attractionHarmful obsessive romantic pull