Allure
Allure verb - To lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage.
Usage example: allured by the promise of big bucks, he decided to have a go at a job on the trading floor of the stock market
Trap and allure are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trap" instead the word "Allure" as a verb or a noun.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| similar | similar allure | similar trap |
| certain | certain allure | certain trap |
| powerful | powerful allure | powerful trap |
| deadly | deadly allure | deadly trap |
Common collocations
| character | allure character | trap character |
Both words in one sentence
- As par for course, Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei subverts this by introducing anime-obsessed fanboys who are so thoroughly engrossed in their love for all things 2D that they are, in fact, immune to the 3D allure of a honey trap.
Source: Honey Trap -
Living Aphrodisiac: The protaganist in "Allure." The wormhole turns Corrine's Venus Fly Trap into a teenage girl...who quickly gathers the attention of all of the boys in school.
Source: Series / Black Hole High
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