Definitions

attractive

[uh-trak-tiv] / əˈtræk tɪv /

ADJECTIVE

appealing, drawing attention

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alluring beautiful charming engaging enticing fair glamorous good-looking gorgeous handsome interesting inviting lovely pleasant pleasing tempting

WEAK

adorable agreeable beckoning bewitching captivating comely enchanting enthralling fascinating fetching hunky looker luring magnetic mesmeric prepossessing pretty provocative seductive stunning taking tantalizing teasing winning winsome

Antonyms

STRONGEST

boring disagreeable disenchanting disgusting dull homely offensive repulsive ugly unattractive undesirable

WEAK

repellent unappealing

Example Sentences

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Together, the SEC statement and the SpaceX IPO could make our public capital markets significantly more attractive.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Starting in the early 1990s, charters gradually took hold in L.A., persuading parents they offered an attractive education alternative, and they now enroll about 1 in 5 public school students living within L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Perhaps with Everton and Leeds also being attractive for Sky, the effect might be diluted with the slots spread around more clubs.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

That’s an attractive entry point for investors selling appreciated stock and adding to their bond portfolios.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

I was convinced that one day, little old Persian me would get famous and I would get to play her younger, less attractive, somewhat ethnically ambiguous sister in movies.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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