beguiling
adjective
, bē-\
Definition of beguiling
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Synonyms & Antonyms for beguiling
Synonyms
artful, cagey (also cagy), crafty, cunning, cute, designing, devious, dodgy [chiefly British], foxy, guileful, scheming, shrewd, slick, sly, subtle, tricky, wily
Antonyms
artless, guileless, ingenuous, innocent, undesigning
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Chapman was staring down an issue that’s vexed hundreds of policymakers before him: America’s beguiling network of messy fireworks laws, which seems to mutate and contradict itself every day. — Luke Winkie, Vox, "Anime brings in more than $19 billion a year. Its artists are earning barely enough to survive.," 2 July 2019 Nevertheless, his audiences’ broad openness to a comeback suggests that, at least for the more beguiling artists, the careers of the fallen aren’t necessarily scotched forever. — Lionel Shriver, Harper's magazine, "Cruel and Unusual Punishment," 10 Feb. 2019 Nicklaus’ recall and storytelling abilities are renowned and beguiling, and his appearance Saturday alongside North at the American Family Insurance Championship was par for the course. — James Owczarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Jack Nicklaus shares Wisconsin stories including a missed anniversary and a mugging," 22 June 2019 Michals remains aggressively idiosyncratic, the curator of his own overstuffed, beguiling, disorderly imagination. — The New York Review of Books, "Jed Perl," 9 May 2019 Philip, too, could seem a beguiling but remote citadel: august, many-towered, lavishly defended. — Benjamin Taylor, Harper's magazine, "Exit Ghost," 10 Mar. 2019 But there's more, much more, in this first L.A. solo presentation, and all of it is just as beguiling. — Leah Ollman, latimes.com, "The hairbrush made of fingers and other scenes from the mind of Genesis Belanger," 8 June 2019 Upstairs, where an elegant dinner designed by Susan Holland awaited, Sami Gayle—the beguiling actress, dancer, director, producer, and art enthusiast—turned to me with a mischievous grin. — Ian Malone, Vogue, "The Public Art Fund Hosts a Fine Art Game Night," 12 Apr. 2019 The first installment, set on the island of Berk in a mythic Nordic North, told a beguiling tale with endearing characters. — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, "‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’ Review: More Smoke Than Fire," 21 Feb. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'beguiling.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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