Synonyms of tempting

tempting 1 of 3

adjective

as in enticing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enticing
• tantalizing
• alluring
• appealing
• seductive
• enthralling
• hypnotic
• engrossing
• absorbing
• interesting
• riveting
• charming
• gripping
• enchanting
• intriguing
• glamourous
• entrancing
• magnetic
• attractive
• galvanic
• hypnotizing
• charismatic
• spellbinding
• mesmerizing
• fascinating
• bewitching
• arresting
• glamorous
• engaging
• exciting
• luring
• elfin
• captivating
• fetching
• inviting
• beckoning
• titillating
• winning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tedious
• boring
• irksome
• tiresome
• wearisome
• awful
• shocking
• distasteful
• invidious
• appalling
• horrible
• offensive
• odious
• hideous
• sickening
• loathsome
• obnoxious
• horrid
• abhorrent
• abominable
• nauseating
• horrendous
• flat
• dull
• noisome
• monotonous
• drab
• dreary
• ponderous
• repulsive
• revolting
• pedestrian
• humdrum
• leaden
• repugnant
• repellent
• jading
• unalluring
• repelling
• repellant

tempting

2 of 3

noun

as in seduction

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seduction
• exhortation
• coaxing
• prompting
• entreaty
• convincing
• wheedling
• inducement
• cajolery
• persuading
• blandishment
• influencing
• swaying
• cajolement
• inducing
• urging
• conversion
• lobbying
• suasion
• persuasion
• pressuring
• brainwashing
• overpersuasion

tempting

3 of 3

verb

present participle of tempt

1

as in luring

to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage

that chocolate dessert sure tempts me, but I should stick with my diet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• luring
• enticing
• seducing
• persuading
• alluring
• betraying
• fascinating
• beguiling
• baiting
• enchanting
• decoying
• leading on
• soliciting
• trapping
• charming
• inveigling
• snowing
• drawing in
• ensnaring
• captivating
• catching
• entrapping
• bewitching
• meshing
• enmeshing
• snaring
• roping (in)
• magnetizing
• tangling
• immeshing
• wiling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• warning
• cautioning
• alerting
• warding (off)
• driving (away or off)
• turning away
• forewarning
• repulsing

2

as in risking

to take a chance on

refusing to lay in enough food for the long winter tempts the dangers of starvation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• risking
• venturing
• confronting
• chancing
• gambling (on)
• hazarding
• daring
• running the risk of
• adventuring
• challenging
• facing
• braving
• imperilling
• jeopardizing
• compromising
• endangering
• menacing
• breasting
• imperiling
• brazening
• subjecting
• outbraving
• exposing
• defying
• betting (on)
• wagering
• bearding