Antonyms for seductive

Grammar : Adj

Spell : si-duhk-tiv

Phonetic Transcription : sɪˈdʌk tɪv

Definition of seductive

Origin : 1740, from Latin seduct-, past participle stem of seducere (see seduce) + -ive. Related: Seductively; seductiveness. Middle English had seducious "deceitful, devious" (mid-15c.).

adj alluring, sexy

Example sentences :

But then--How seductive a subject is eighteenth-century Bath!
Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson

He yielded not; adamantine to the seductive lure, he picked up his heels and ran.
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

"You must be a howl," commented the captain, making for the seductive locker.
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

The seductive game of poker is one that I do not understand.
Extract from : « In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories » by Robert Barr

Gervaise didn't understand this because she no longer found Lantier seductive.
Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

A band of Hungarian gipsies plays inspiriting and seductive music.
Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre

She was young and vain, and the world was gay and seductive.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

"We missed you sadly, Mrs. Mansergh," said he, smiling his most seductive smile.
Extract from : « Confessions Of Con Cregan » by Charles James Lever

Her voice was low pitched, penetrating, and of the most seductive gentleness.
Extract from : « The Arrow of Gold » by Joseph Conrad

"You are putting it on," she interrupted in her seductive voice, with a coaxing intonation.
Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad

Synonyms for seductive

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