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The garden looked attractive with colorful flowers.
What does Attractive mean?
Attractive means pleasant or appealing.
Dictionary definition
Pleasant to look at, interesting, or appealing.
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Attractive in a sentence
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The poster used an attractive design to catch attention.
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A clear layout can make a website more attractive and easier to use.
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What does attractive mean?
Attractive describes something pleasant, interesting, or appealing.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to attractive?
Appealing is close in meaning to attractive in this dictionary entry.
Practice 3
Which word is an antonym of attractive?
Unattractive contrasts with attractive in this dictionary entry.
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Attractive
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WordAttractive.
Partadjective.
MeaningAttractive means pleasant or appealing.
ExampleExample: The garden looked attractive with colorful flowers.
Word breakdown
3 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- uh · trak · tiv
- Strongest beat
- trak
- Ending
- tiv
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on trak.
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Synonyms
Words like Attractive
appealingUse when something draws interest or liking.
pleasantUse when something is nice to see, hear, or experience.
Antonyms
Opposite words
unattractiveUse when something is not pleasing or appealing.
unappealingUse when something does not interest or attract.
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Word family
Attractive word family
Base word
attractive
adverb
attractively
In a pleasant or appealing way.
verb
attract
To draw attention, interest, or liking.
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Hint for students
Attractive means pleasant or appealing.
Common mix-up
Attractive is not the same as unattractive. Attractive means attractive means pleasant or appealing.
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