temptation

temptation

noun

Definition of TEMPTATION

1

the pressure to give in to a desire for easy or immediate pleasure <he felt the temptation to go sailing, but did his chores instead>

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

2

something that persuades one to perform an action for pleasure or gain <money, power, and other overwhelming temptations can seduce a person to a life of crime>

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