attract
To pull toward without touching.
Example
“A magnet attracts iron filings.”
Other meanings
To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure.
“Advertising is designed to attract customers.”
Synonyms
- pull
- pull in
- draw
- draw in
Antonyms
- repel
Related words
- attractability
- attractable
- attractancy
- attractee
- attracticide
- attractile
- attractin
- chemoattract
- counterattract
- reattract
- attractingly
- nonattracting
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “attract” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.