ENTICINGLY Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

enticingly

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as in temptingly

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Recent Examples of enticingly Bass is playing Cyrus’s pop and rock interests against each other, sometimes enticingly but sometimes divisively, balancing production from longtime Harry Styles affiliate Kid Harpoon and feisty Brooklyn rock quartet Model/Actriz. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026 Red flags travelers should watch out for include tour operators that offer enticingly low prices or require prepayment. — Jessica Puckett, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026 Skipper, for his part, was enticingly exotic to Pym. — Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025 The widely varied performances are quietly yet keenly expressive; Reichardt’s dialogue has enticingly odd spin (starting with an ingenious monologue for a precocious child) and the cast delivers it with pinpoint inflections. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025 While the water of the San Dieguito Reservoir may be enticingly clean and blue, the Santa Fe Irrigation District (SFID) wants to remind residents that the reservoir is not meant for recreational uses like fishing. — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025 Each visit to the surprising, enticingly spicy Uyghur restaurant — which is unexpectedly located in Menlo Park — is like a crash course on the cuisine’s diverse noodles and varying characteristics. — Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2023

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Numerous selections, temptingly described, are offered, including massages, wraps, and facials.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
This is the kind of small volume temptingly piled by the checkouts at Christmas.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of temptingly

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Its central hub, where the wellness offerings, main dining room and 35 of the 65 bedrooms are located, is invitingly curvaceous, with sci-fi swirls of walls and sparkling swathes of window bookended by two vast, contemplative courtyards.

— Susan D'Arcy, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 June 2026
An afternoon stroll with Oscar (Diego Calva), who begins as Arlo’s social worker and becomes Peter’s love interest, is invitingly honey-colored in the sunlight, while a druggy nightclub hookup devolves into a dreamy blur of body parts.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 May 2026

Definition of invitingly

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The 52 rooms’ appealingly plush and contemporary mood is set by chrome-and-oak furniture, plum and pearl-gray velvets, and marble bathrooms with Japanese-style sliding doors.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
What a shame, then, that the eggs in a shakshuka, appealingly busy with kale and chickpeas, were set into rubber.

— John Kessler, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of appealingly

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Dries Van Noten explored this beautifully too, while Saint Laurent offered a more glamorous interpretation through oversize earrings and dramatic scarves.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
At times, Marianne’s second-act emotional breakdown feels siloed from the rest of the picture, but the strands coalesce beautifully in an emotionally overwhelming finale that’s tearjerking, but never manipulative or overly sentimental.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of beautifully

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My skin looked wonderfully dewy, but my foundation pilled on top.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 9 Oct. 2026
That said, there’s something about being held captive inside another person’s questionable taste that can really work for certain horror anthologies, and the director at least comes off wonderfully playful here.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of wonderfully

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But cinematographer Jeff Cronenweth—the frequent Fincher collaborator who also shot The Social Network—gives the picture a handsomely polished look.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
Any football that is played below the top four divisions of English football is considered non-league, and West fit the category handsomely.

— Vanda Mayer, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of handsomely

Adverb

Dance movies marvelously translate primal emotions into motion, the human body becoming a supple instrument deftly communicating the pain, ecstasy and confusion of being alive.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Decades, even centuries, may be encompassed by these marvelously comprehensive surveys.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026

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