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lured
adjective as in charmed
adjective as in deceived
Strong matches
- baited
- bamboozled
- betrayed
- conned
- culled
- duped
- fooled
- gulled
- had
- hoaxed
- hoodwinked
- played
- snared
- taken
- trapped
- victimized
adjective as in induced
Strong matches
- cajoled
- convinced
adjective as in interested
Strongest matches
Strong matches
adjective as in persuaded
Weak matches
Example Sentences
The University of Florida had lured the senator with an unusual $10 million, five-year contract, possibly the most lucrative ever for a public university president.
The Byrds, the Bakersfield sound and California country and country-rock traditions are what lured Yoakam to Los Angeles in the late 1970s as the so-called urban cowboy movement took hold in Nashville.
The men lured to Buck’s apartment, who were often homeless and addicted, were plied with drugs during the encounters and were often offered extra money if they allowed Buck to inject them with drugs.
The Rams lured him to pro football in 1983 and he led the franchise to numerous playoff appearances and the brink of two Super Bowls before returning to USC a decade later.
He waited until she was alone at a bus stop before confronting her, then lured her into a nearby alley where he launched a ferocious minute-long attack.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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