seduces

Tempts into bed

Seduces is the third-person singular of seduce—to lead someone into sexual activity through charm, persuasion, or manipulation: He seduces her with whispered promises.

More broadly, to seduce is to entice someone away from proper behavior or judgment: The easy money seduces people into cutting corners.

What seduces attracts powerfully, often toward something questionable.

allure

enticing

Powerfully attractive

beguiling · spellbinding · irresistible · magnetic · bewitching · hypnotic · fascinating · ravishing · tantalizing · intoxicating

romance

wooing

Romantic pursuit of another

pursuing · enchanting · captivating · enamoring · infatuating · beguiling · charming · dazzling · love · desire

desire

arousing

Evoking strong feeling

awakening · kindling · igniting · provoking · titillating · stimulating · lustful · passionate · yearning · craving

charm

charisma

Magnetic personal appeal

suavity · debonair · gallantry · polish · finesse · poise · grace · smooth-talking · flattery · sweet-talk

tempt

enticing

Powerfully attractive

  • luringAttracting through enticement
  • temptingArousing desire or interest
  • baitingDeliberately trying to provoke

tantalizing · beckoning · attracting · drawing · appealing · inviting · promising · dangling · teasing · titillating

coax

persuading

Inducing belief or action

enticing · luring · tempting · wooing · sweet-talking · beguiling · inveigling

manipulate

deceiving

Causing false belief

corrupting · ensnaring · trapping · beguiling · luring · entrapping · conning · duping · victimizing · grooming

Categories
Opposites
attraction/repulsion

seducesrepels

Drives back, resists

repulses · disgusts · revolts · turns off · drives away

moral corruption/moral protection

seducesprotects

Defends from threat

guards · saves · shields · preserves · redeems

moral influence

seducesdissuades

Convinces against action

deters · reforms · redeems · strengthens · fortifies

Phrases
Family

seductive, seduce, seduction, seducer, seduced, seductress, seducing, seducers, seductresses

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