Synonyms of enticing

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adjective

as in tempting

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

enticing

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verb

present participle of entice

as in luring

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

every commercial seemed to be for some tempting snack specifically designed to entice me from my diet

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enticing

Adjective

If Larkin is bent on having his trade request from the Red Wings fulfilled, the Ducks no longer have Mason McTavish as trade bait but still have enough assets to put together an enticing package. — Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 8 July 2026

The menu here is dominated by seafood and fish and has an enticing pan-Asian flair, as well as an expansive wine and sake list. — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

Verb

This wet/dry vac also looks enticing at 30% off. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 25 June 2026

The attention-grabbing bottles could be anywhere from 12 inches (for a countertop) to over 24 inches (for a display window) tall and acted as de facto advertisements enticing customers to smell the scents their smaller bottles contained. — April Long, Allure, 24 June 2026