enticement

enticement

noun

Definition of ENTICEMENT

1

something that persuades one to perform an action for pleasure or gain <the hospital often offers T-shirts or caps as enticements for people to donate blood>

Synonyms allurement, bait, come-on, enticement, siren song, temptation, turn-on

Related Words appeal, call; attraction, boost, encouragement, goad, impetus, impulse, incentive, inducement, motivation, persuasion, seducement, seduction, spur, stimulus; decoy, snare, trap; entrapment, mousetrap

Near Antonyms alarm (also alarum), alert, caution, forewarning, notice, warning

2

the act or pressure of giving in to a desire especially when ill-advised <the enticement of the party buffet was just too great to ignore for very long>

Synonyms allurement, enticement, lure, seduction

Related Words siren song; allure, appeal, attraction, attractiveness, charm, enchantment, glamour (also glamor); beckoning, invitation; bait, inducement, influence, persuasion, power, sway