decoy

decoy

verb

Definition of DECOY

to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage <tacky souvenir shops to which first-time tourists had been decoyed into spending their hard-earned money>

Synonyms allure, bait, beguile, betray, decoy, entice, lead on, seduce, solicit, tempt

Related Words draw in, inveigle, persuade, rope (in), snow; catch, enmesh (also immesh), ensnare, entrap, mesh, snare, tangle, trap; bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate, magnetize, wile

Near Antonyms alert, caution, forewarn, ward (off), warn; drive (away or off), repulse, turn away