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adjective

Definition of enticingnext
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
The Circle Tour links galleries, orchards, lighthouses, state parks, shops, and, yes, those famous fish boils, whose roaring fires and steaming potatoes are extra enticing on chilly fall nights. — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Sep. 2026 At first glance, the free-agent options there seem slightly more enticing. — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
Once viewed only as a source of capital, today Saudi Arabia is enticing technology companies to come and do business. — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Prosecutors said Huiracocha and Murillo recruited others to participate in three separate crashes, enticing them with promises of thousands in cash. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for enticing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enticing
  1. tempting
  2. luring
  3. tantalizing
  4. seducing
  5. appealing
  6. enthralling
  7. alluring
Adjective
  • The Aquarius Moon opposes your ruler Jupiter, making messages, ideas, research, travel plans, and future possibilities equally tempting.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Throw in a high refresh rate and rapid response time, and this becomes an especially tempting upgrade for anyone still gaming on an older panel.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of tempting
Verb
  • On November 5, 2006, the real Predator team was in Murphy, Texas, in hopes of luring Conradt via one of its traditional sting operations, with Schrack as the decoy.
    — Samantha Bergeson, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
  • And the inclusion of post-production work in the federal incentive language also could help California, as the state recently passed its own tax credit focused on luring back editing, sound mixing, composing and visual effects jobs.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of luring
Adjective
  • Mitchell also spoke of the tantalizing defensive possibilities with a roster featuring Antetokounmpo, Bam Adebayo, Andrew Wiggins and himself.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
  • This has told them that 3I/ATLAS contains more nitrogen than the typical comet from our own solar system — revealing a tantalizing clue about how the strange comet formed.
    — Rahul Rao, Space.com, 14 Sep. 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
  • The Lizzie Borden story takes this appealing notion and runs with it.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • And that’s very appealing, and it was invented actually shortly after quantum physics was invented.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of appealing
Adjective
  • That alone is intriguing, but what the film uncovers (or perhaps, doesn’t uncover) is even more enthralling.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026
  • By the end of the fight, an enthralling contest which Taylor won by a somewhat wide 27 points to 3, the crowd was on their feet.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of enthralling
Adjective
  • This contributed to an exodus of wealthy residents to alluring cities like Milan, Lisbon, and Dubai, which have more favorable tax systems.
    — Ashley Baker, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Photograph courtesy Neon Movies themselves are the subject of some of the festival’s most alluring offerings.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of alluring

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“Enticing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enticing. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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