siren song

siren song

noun

Definition of SIREN SONG

something that persuades one to perform an action for pleasure or gain <the opportunity for fame and fortune is the siren song that has long lured the ambitious to the big city>

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