seductions
Acts of enticing
Seductions are acts of enticing someone into sexual activity or other desired behavior.
The word usually implies artful persuasion rather than force: His seductions followed a predictable pattern.
Extended uses cover any process of winning someone over through appeal rather than argument: the seductions of fame, the seductions of easy money.
Attractive, tempting quality
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- charmAttractive personal quality
- enticementSomething that attracts
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
attraction · desire · courtship · pursuit · wooing · enchantment · captivation · magnetism
Yielding to desire
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- forbiddenNot allowed
- irresistibleImpossible to withstand
decadence · guilty pleasure · vice · sin · appetite · chocolate · luxury · splurge
Convincing through reasoning
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
exploitation · lure · trap · snare · cunning · guile · beguiling · false promises
Biased information for influence
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- demagogueryManipulative political rhetoric
- populismPolitics favoring ordinary citizens
- ideologyStructured belief framework
radicalization · indoctrination · recruitment · cult · brainwashing · influence · power · charisma
Aesthetic excellence
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
- mystiqueAura of fascination
intrigue · appeal · fascination · bewitching · spellbinding · mesmerizing · dazzling · ravishing
allure
Attractive, tempting quality
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- charmAttractive personal quality
- enticementSomething that attracts
flirtation · attraction · desire · courtship · pursuit · wooing · enchantment · captivation · magnetism · infatuation
indulgence
Yielding to desire
irresistible · decadence · guilty pleasure · vice · sin · appetite · chocolate · luxury · splurge · excess
persuasion
Convincing through reasoning
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
corruption · exploitation · lure · trap · snare · cunning · guile · beguiling · false promises · honeyed words
propaganda
Biased information for influence
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- demagogueryManipulative political rhetoric
- populismPolitics favoring ordinary citizens
ideology · radicalization · indoctrination · recruitment · cult · brainwashing · influence · power · charisma · followers
beauty
Aesthetic excellence
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
mystique · intrigue · appeal · fascination · bewitching · spellbinding · mesmerizing · dazzling · ravishing · stunning
seductionsrepulsions
Acts of driving away
repellents · turn-offs · revulsions · deterrents · disgusts
seductionsdeterrents
Things discouraging certain actions
dissuasions · discouragements · warnings · admonitions · cautions
- seduction scenePortrayal of romantic persuasion