Appalling and Alluring

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Appalling adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.

Usage example: opening your mouth to show me your half-chewed food is absolutely appalling

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Alluring is an antonym for appalling.

Nearby Words: appalled, appal, appallingly

Alluring adjective - Having an often mysterious or magical power to attract.

Usage example: the alluring beauty of the swans on the lake held us spellbound

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Appalling is an antonym for alluring.

Nearby Words: allure, allurement, allured, alluringly

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Alluring and Appalling. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/appalling/alluring

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