VERB | contact | attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes |
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emotion | attract, appeal | be attractive to | |
contact | attract | exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away |
Sounds | ahtrae'kt | |
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Rhymes | abstract ... whacked: 41 rhymes with aekt... |
Meaning | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Example | "Her good looks attract the stares of many men" | |
Synonyms | pull, pull in, draw, draw in | |
Narrower | bring | attract the attention of |
catch, arrest, get | attract and fix | |
draw in, retract | Pull inward or towards a center | |
tug | Pull hard | |
Broader | pull, draw | Cause to move by pulling |
Opposite | repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back | Cause to move back / back by force or influence |
Similar to | curl up, curl, draw in | shape one's body into a curl |
draw in, retract | Pull inward or towards a center | |
Spanish | atraer | |
Catalan | atreure | |
Adjectives | attractive | having power to arouse interest |
Nouns | attraction | the quality of arousing interest |
attraction | a characteristic / characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts | |
attraction | an entertainment that is offered to the public | |
attraction | an entertainer who attracts large audiences |
Meaning | Be attractive to. | |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Example | "The beautiful garden attracted many people" | |
Synonym | appeal | |
Entailed by | tempt, allure | dispose or incline or entice to |
Narrower | beckon | Appear inviting |
capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant | attract | |
Opposite | repel, repulse | Be repellent to |
Spanish | apelar, atraer | |
Catalan | abellir, atreure | |
Adjectives | attractive | pleasing to the eye / eye or mind especially through beauty or charm |
Nouns | attraction | the quality of arousing interest |
attraction, attractor | a characteristic / characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts | |
attraction | an entertainment that is offered to the public |
Meaning | Exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Example | "the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies" | |
Broader | pull | apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion |
Spanish | atraer | |
Adjectives | attractable | capable of being magnetized or attracted by a magnet |
attractive | having the properties of a magnet | |
Nouns | attraction | the force by which one object attracts another |
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