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adjective

Definition of enticing

as in tempting

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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

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Recent Examples of enticing

Adjective

Ultimately, automakers are racing toward more advanced tech, not only to make their vehicles more enticing, but also to leverage subscription fees customers will pay to have the technology onboard. — Alexa St. John, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 Still, that’s a lot of hours in the air, making upgrading to business class all the more enticing. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2026

Verb

The package from Meta was enticing enough for Desai to give up his pay package and severance at MongoDB. — Samantha Subin,chris Eudaily, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026 After Gerald’s Game (2017), Doctor Sleep (2019), and The Life of Chuck (2024) — and with The Mist on the way — there’s something enticing about Flanagan taking his cumulative knowledge of the author’s lexicon to revisit King’s very first novel. — Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for enticing

Recent Examples of Synonyms for enticing

Adjective

The look keeps popping up on social media, and the pitch is tempting.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
And while a blue ribbon sewn into a wedding dress might satisfy the superstition, a sapphire or aquamarine is considerably more tempting.

— Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of tempting

Verb

That is how the awe of AI is luring our attention away from the slow and steady assault by America’s race demons.

— Kamau Bobb October 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
The Hoosiers paid handsomely for their big pickup via the transfer portal, luring him from Michigan State.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of luring

Adjective

At the heart of this movie is a tantalizing hint of an exasperation that’s not just that of a teenager, but of a generation.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Unexpectedly bright colors in Samaan’s apartment, with its views over Cairo, offer tantalizing prospects of a better tomorrow which fail to arrive.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of tantalizing

Verb

Adva Lavie, an OnlyFans model, already is facing criminal charges in Los Angeles County for allegedly seducing and stealing from rich men.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Still, with more than 40,000 industry jobs lost in the past few years, soundstages and vendor storefronts sitting empty, and lucrative overseas incentives seducing even more production away, things are bleak in town right now.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of seducing

Adjective

But his presence, his apparent delight as adults in scuba suits shoot themselves out of helicopters in pursuit of gold, is part of what makes the show so appealing.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
One of the appealing aspects of building an NFL stadium in Inglewood was the speed with which a development agreement could be assembled and approved.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of appealing

Adjective

Kamran Pasha has devised a truly unique take that honors the source material while expanding it in an enthralling, unexpected way.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
And in the face of such adversity, the fanbase has opted for a measure of gallows humor – symbolized by hundreds of inflatable yellow bananas that punctuated the capacity crowd that was treated to an enthralling match against PSG.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of enthralling

Adjective

Their alluring quality belies their extreme toxicity; at times used as a hallucinogen, their ingestion can cause severe mental confusion and even death.

— Tatiane de Assis, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
The marina as an A-list address is particularly alluring to a new cadre of yacht owners.

— Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of alluring

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