Attraction
Attraction noun - Something that attracts interest.
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Synonyms for Attraction
Phobia and attraction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Phobia" instead a noun "Attraction".
Phobia
Phobia noun - An anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations.
Attraction and phobia are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attraction" instead a noun "Phobia".
Nearby Word: phobic
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How words are described
| old | old attraction | old phobia |
| particular | particular attraction | particular phobia |
| similar | similar attraction | similar phobia |
| common | common attraction | common phobia |
| Other adjectives: regular, original, mild, true, popular, strong, powerful, actual, real, intense, serious, huge, personal, major, minor, outright, lingering. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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His wife divorced him to get Yuki away, but she still grew up with a severe phobia (she hallucinates tentacles whenever she sees a penis) and in denial about her attraction to men (she's a bisexual who thinks she's a lesbian) — all of which is used for comedy.
Source: Hilariously Abusive Childhood - Bretts mother says at one point that Lindsay's brain "would make a blueberry seem vast and majestic." Food and Animal Attraction: The attraction of certain insects to sweets led to an incident that is the cause of Beth's phobia.
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