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winsome

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore W words

charming and attractive in an innocent, appealing way

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In a sentence

Winsome in a sentence

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Her winsome manner quickly won over even the most skeptical guests.

Synonyms
engagingendearingcharming
Antonyms
repellentoff-puttingunappealing

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Verbal · Text Completion

Critics initially dismissed the composer's late works as merely blank, but later scholars recognized in them a deliberate restraint that concealed considerable technical sophistication.

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Winsome (adjective) means charming and attractive in an innocent, appealing way
Here is winsome used in an example sentence: "Her winsome manner quickly won over even the most skeptical guests."
Common synonyms for winsome include engaging, endearing, charming.
Antonyms of winsome include repellent, off-putting, unappealing.
Winsome is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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