Synonyms of seduction

seduction

noun

si-ˈdək-shən 

as in temptation

the act or pressure of giving in to a desire especially when ill-advised

the swift seduction of the home buyers into a bigger house than they could afford

Synonyms & Similar Words

• temptation
• lure
• appeal
• attraction
• enticement
• attractiveness
• allurement
• charm
• glamour
• allure
• power
• invitation
• glamor
• influence
• inducement
• enchantment
• persuasion
• siren song
• bait
• sway
• beckoning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of seduction

The goal is to understand the seduction of fascism, why so many people fell for Mussolini’s message then, and why so many are falling for a similar message today. —Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024

Satan’s seduction of Eve had to define the very idea of what seduction was: an act of irresistible trickery on the part of the seducer; a moral and an intellectual failing on the part of the seduced. —Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024

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Even worse, his seduction involves telling the truth (though sometimes with unforeseen consequences). —Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024