Thesaurus:vamp

Thesaurus

vamp

English

Noun

Sense: a dangerously alluring woman who seduces or exploits men

Synonyms

• enchantress
• femme fatale
• man-eater
• mantrap
• seductress
• she-wolf
• siren
• temptress
• vamp
• vixen
• wolfess

Archetypes

• Circe
• Delilah

Antonyms

• ingenue
•   —
• Casanova
• promiscuous man    [⇒ thesaurus]
• rake

Hypernyms

• woman    [⇒ thesaurus]
•   —
• beautiful woman    [⇒ thesaurus]
• dandy    [⇒ thesaurus]
•   —
• seductor
• tempter

See also

• Thesaurus:promiscuous woman

Further reading

• “615. motive” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “vamp” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.