adj · neutral
attractive
/əˈtræktɪv/at·TRAC·tive
Band 5-6speakingtask2
pleasing or appealing to the senses or mind; offering advantages that draw interest
Examples
“The university offers attractive scholarships for top students.”
“The town's riverside is attractive to tourists in summer.”
“They provided an attractive salary package to persuade me to move.”
Band 8 sentence
“The scheme is attractive to recent graduates because it combines competitive pay with clear opportunities for promotion.”
Collocations
- financially attractive
- attractive option/offer
- find someone attractive
Word family
attract verbattraction nounattractiveness noun
Common mistakes
attractive to do→attractive for sth / attractive to sb
very attractive salary→an attractive salary
Say it for a higher band
5nice→6appealing→7+attractive
Synonyms
appealing
alluring
Easily confused
appealing
“The new logo is appealing and sits well on their website.”
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