attractive

[uh-trak-tiv] / əˈtræk tɪv /

ADJECTIVE

appealing, drawing attention

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alluring beautiful charming engaging enticing fair glamorous good-looking gorgeous handsome interesting inviting lovely pleasant pleasing tempting

WEAK

adorable agreeable beckoning bewitching captivating comely enchanting enthralling fascinating fetching hunky looker luring magnetic mesmeric prepossessing pretty provocative seductive stunning taking tantalizing teasing winning winsome

Antonyms

STRONGEST

boring disagreeable disenchanting disgusting dull homely offensive repulsive ugly unattractive undesirable

WEAK

repellent unappealing

Example Sentences

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Returning home to China to work is an attractive option, she said, even if she would earn a fraction of the salary there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Some young people have been finding the country an attractive choice for a holiday and sharing experiences of visiting the country on TikTok.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

“AFRM offers what we view as one of the most attractive risk-reward setups in our coverage,” Faucette wrote.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

This makes them attractive for building highly accurate sensors.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

In contrast, proteins—diverse, chatty, versatile, capable of assuming Zelig-like shapes and performing Zelig-like functions—were infinitely more attractive as gene carriers.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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