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past tense form of lure.
past participle of lure.

lured

ADJECTIVE

charmed

Synonyms

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captivated delighted mesmerized

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attracted bedazzled beguiled bewitched enraptured enticed entranced fascinated hypnotized pleased possessed protected soothed spellbound tempted

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moonstruck under a spell won over

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disenchanted disinterested

ADJECTIVE

deceived

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baited bamboozled betrayed conned culled duped fooled gulled had hoaxed hoodwinked played snared taken trapped victimized

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informed trusted

ADJECTIVE

induced

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cajoled convinced

ADJECTIVE

interested

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absorbed attentive engrossed excited implicated involved keen obsessed responsive sympathetic

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affected attracted awakened biased caught drawn enticed fascinated fired gone hooked impressed inspired inspirited moved occupied open predisposed prejudiced roused sold stimulated stirred struck taken touched

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eat, sleep, and breathe intent into on the case partial partisan

Antonyms

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bored disinterested ignorant inattentive indifferent uncaring unconcerned unenthusiastic uninterested

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OK fair impartial unbiased unmoved

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apathetic incurious

ADJECTIVE

persuaded

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allured impelled influenced inveigled led motivated seduced wheedled

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attracted to won over

ADJECTIVE

urged

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adjured advised allured asked begged charged coaxed coerced commanded desired exhorted forced implored influenced motivated moved prompted requested solicited wheedled

Antonyms

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condemned opposed prohibited

Example Sentences

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Heimvorteil Harz doesn't have precise records of how many people they've lured back and campaigns like hers, Katy says, can only go so far.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

Easing mortgage rates and an increase in inventory lured back buyers, boosting sales 3.2% for the month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

Many of the Malawians at Sherwood admitted they did not have valid papers to be in the country, claiming they had been lured by syndicates promising jobs in factories, homes and mines.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

The “space craze” was what lured Space Investor back to stock picking after a decade on the sidelines.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The men worked well and quickly, with many a sidelong glance at us; they seemed to enjoy having created such a stir and lured such a big audience.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

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