Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb allure

1 sense of allure

Sense 1
tempt, allure -- (dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food")
       => invite, bid -- (ask someone in a friendly way to do something)

Antonyms of adj alluring

1 sense of alluring

Sense 1
alluring, beguiling, enticing, tempting -- (highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation")

INDIRECT (VIA seductive) -> unseductive -- (not seductive)

Similarity of adj alluring

1 sense of alluring

Sense 1
alluring, beguiling, enticing, tempting -- (highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation")
       => seductive (vs. unseductive) -- (tending to entice into a desired action or state)

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