ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Seductive

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /sɪˈdʌktɪv/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Seductive is an adjective meaning Attractive, alluring, tempting.

Meaning

Attractive, alluring, tempting.

Example Sentences

Evil is said to be seductive, which is one reason why people do what they know they shouldn't.
The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite. There is something humiliating about it.[…]Can those harmless but refined fellow-diners be the selfish cads whose gluttony and personal appearance so raised your contemptuous wrath on your arrival?

Word Forms

Synonyms for seductive

Depending on context, synonyms include insidious, beguiling, alluring, enticing, teasing, tempting.

Antonyms for seductive

Common opposites include unseductive.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tempting, alluring, enticing, beguiling, teasing, insidious.

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