siren song

noun

: an alluring utterance or appeal

especially : one that is seductive or deceptive

Synonyms

• allurement
• bait
• come-on
• enticement
• lure
• temptation
• turn-on

Examples of siren song in a Sentence

the opportunity for fame and fortune is the siren song that has long lured the ambitious to the big city

Recent Examples on the Web

That’s been the siren song of the entire agency business since the 1970s — good intentions that devolve into empty promises once an agency’s founder retires and the financial arm of the company gets the culture in a chokehold. —Tim Maleeny, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025

The crowds were big and immediate, drawn by the siren song of authentic Mexican street food and the effortless cool of Coyo’s hidden speakeasy. —Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025

Given that, even in the U.S., President Trump has proved unable to encourage the oil sector to increase investment, the industry seems unlikely to follow the siren song of abundant but risky resources in Russia. —Michael Lynch, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025

Yet the siren song of the future need not blind engineers to lessons of history that are vital to making sound decisions today. —IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2015

Word History

First Known Use

1568, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for siren song

• evensong
• livelong
• overlong
• vietcong
• agung
• along
• belong
• birdsong
• furlong
• headlong
• headstrong
• lifelong