magnet

NOUN

inveiglement

Synonyms

WEAK

allurement ambush appeal attraction bait bribe call camouflage carrot come-on con game decoy delusion draw enticement fake gimmick hook illusion incentive inducement invitation mousetrap pull seducement seduction siren song sitting duck snare sweetener temptation tout trap trick

NOUN

lure

Synonyms

STRONG

allurement ambush appeal attraction bribe call camouflage carrot come-on decoy delusion draw enticement fake gimmick hook illusion incentive inducement invitation mousetrap pull seduction snare sweetener temptation tout trap trick

WEAK

con game inveiglement seducement siren song sitting duck

Antonyms

STRONG

certainty discouragement fact hindrance reality repulsion

WEAK

deterrent warning

Example Sentences

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Reprisals have included squeezing Japanese companies’ access to critical minerals and magnets that are essential to manufacturing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mom had taken his painting of a rainbow and hung it on the refrigerator with a magnet shaped like a strawberry.

From Literature

Robots will also be a tailwind for other chip companies, and suppliers of sensors, actuators, bearings, magnets, motors, batteries, and more, says Jonas.

From Barron's

Takaichi has refused to take back her remarks, despite China squeezing access to Chinese rare-earth metals and magnets needed by Japanese companies.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We’re like magnets,” said Frank, a retired middle-school teacher from Burbank, his Dodgers jersey weighed down by about 100 pins, a fraction of the few thousand he brought.

From Los Angeles Times

magnet

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