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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 version of this article appears in print on April 20, 2014, on page WE11 of the with the headline: Suburban Jazz Club Attracts Star Lineups.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2014

Something in the Way He Moves Attracts Listeners It’s hard to put your finger on just what it is that makes the pianist Taka Kigawa a phenomenon, but there’s no denying that he’s something special.

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2013

Quiet thou didst stand at thine appointed place, There was no press to purchase—younger grace Attracts the youth of valour.

From A Treasury of War Poetry British and American Poems of the World War 1914-1917 by Clarke, George Herbert