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attracts

VERB

draw attention

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appeal to bring captivate draw engage entice fascinate interest intrigue invite kill send

STRONG

allure bait beckon beguile bewitch charm court drag enchant endear enthrall entrance grab hook induce inveigle lure magnetize pull score seduce slay solicit spellbind steer tempt vamp wow

WEAK

come on exert influence freak out give the come-on go over big knock dead knock out make a hit with mousetrap rope in suck in sweep off one's feet turn on wile

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bore disenchant disgust disinterest give up refuse reject repel repulse shun turn off

STRONG

deter discourage dissuade let go prevent release

Example Sentences

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Appeared in the August 16, 2018, print edition as 'Symantec Attracts Starboard Fund.'

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 16, 2018

Roberta Matuson, author of Talent Magnetism: How to Build a Workplace That Attracts and Keeps the Best, provided a few more tips on how small businesses can stay competitive.

From Forbes • Apr. 28, 2015

A Field That Once Looked Bleak Attracts Young Careerists The growth in hotel and restaurant jobs is being spurred, in part, by a modest rise in business travel spending.

From New York Times • May 1, 2013

Global Climate Rally Attracts Thousands Events centering on cuts in carbon dioxide emissions unfolded in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific before Asian and European countries joined in.

From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2010

He was of a Sanguine constitution, which beautified his Face with a pleasant Ruddinesse, but of so Grave and serious an aspect, that it Awed and Discountenanced the smiling Attracts of that complexion.

From Characters from 17th Century Histories and Chronicles by Various