seducing
Winning someone over
Seducing is the act of enticing someone into sexual activity or leading them away from proper conduct.
The word implies gradual persuasion rather than force—working on someone's desires or vulnerabilities: He was accused of seducing his business partner's wife.
Seducing extends to non-sexual enticement: The startup kept seducing engineers away from established firms with equity offers.
Something that attracts
- beguilementCharming manipulation of attention
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
- magnetismForce between poles
charisma · attractiveness · appeal · seductiveness · glamour · mystique · allurement · irresistibility
Playful romantic attention
- coquetryPlayful amorous behavior
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- wooingRomantic pursuit of another
- amourRomantic liaison, often illicit
passion · infatuation · desire · intimacy · chemistry · advances · come-on · overture
Thing that tempts
- baitLure for prey
- enticementSomething that attracts
- provocationAct that triggers response
- invitationRequest to attend
forbidden · temptress · siren · Eve · serpent · apple · snare · trap
Capture attention completely
- fascinateIntensely attract and hold
- enthrallTo fascinate utterly
- bewitchCaptivate by supernatural means
- spellbindCaptivate completely, immovably
enchant · hypnotize · enrapture · transfix · rivet · captivate · entrance · grip
Convincing through reasoning
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- influencePower to affect others
- swayRock back and forth
cunning · guile · deception · scheming · conniving · calculating · exploitation · coaxing
enticement
Something that attracts
- beguilementCharming manipulation of attention
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
magnetism · charisma · attractiveness · appeal · seductiveness · glamour · mystique · allurement · irresistibility · draw
flirtation
Playful romantic attention
- coquetryPlayful amorous behavior
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- wooingRomantic pursuit of another
amour · passion · infatuation · desire · intimacy · chemistry · advances · come-on · overture · proposition
lure
Thing that tempts
- baitLure for prey
- enticementSomething that attracts
- provocationAct that triggers response
invitation · forbidden · temptress · siren · Eve · serpent · apple · snare · trap · decoy
mesmerize
Capture attention completely
- fascinateIntensely attract and hold
- enthrallTo fascinate utterly
- bewitchCaptivate by supernatural means
spellbind · enchant · hypnotize · enrapture · transfix · rivet · captivate · entrance · grip · engross
persuasion
Convincing through reasoning
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- influencePower to affect others
sway · cunning · guile · deception · scheming · conniving · calculating · exploitation · coaxing · wheedling
- flirtingpickup line, wink, winking, hair flip, chat-up line
- deceptionlie, lies, lying, fake, fraud
- persuadingpersuading, convincing, urging, coaxing, influencing
- persuasionpersuade, persuasion, persuasive, convince, convincing
seducingrepelling
Pushing away forcefully
repulsing · disgusting · revolting · driving away · deterring
seducingdissuading
Advising against action
discouraging · deterring · warning · cautioning · disenchanting
seducingprotecting
Keeping from harm
safeguarding · reforming · redeeming · purifying · saving
seductive, seduce, seduction, seducer, seduced, seductress, seductively, seduces, seductions