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as in attractive
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as in irresistible
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as in wooing
to act so as to make (something) more likely
you're just inviting ridicule by making such outrageous claims
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Recent Examples of inviting
Shalwah Evans, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Its delicate arch fits in with the curved furniture trend, which can help your home office feel softer, more inviting, and allows the bookshelf to blend in more naturally with the your office layout.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2025
Wall coverings can also help large spaces feel more inviting and smaller spaces feel well-curated and purposeful.
—Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Growing native plants is one of the best ways to support pollinators and make your garden more inviting to wildlife.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
The right area rug can add a touch of beautiful decor to a space, and make any room feel more inviting.
—Shalwah Evans, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Its delicate arch fits in with the curved furniture trend, which can help your home office feel softer, more inviting, and allows the bookshelf to blend in more naturally with the your office layout.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2025
Wall coverings can also help large spaces feel more inviting and smaller spaces feel well-curated and purposeful.
—Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Growing native plants is one of the best ways to support pollinators and make your garden more inviting to wildlife.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inviting
Adjective
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The vast majority of the city’s industrial jobs remained low paying, dangerous, and only attractive to the most desperate Americans until the 1940s.—
Made by History,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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While sunbathing at the Beverly Hills Hotel, the actress Norma Shearer noticed an attractive young man at poolside talking on a telephone.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Then, the sweet sandwich is pressed together, panini style, to create a warm and irresistible dessert.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The combination has proven particularly irresistible for streaming audiences, with the song debuting atop the Streaming Songs chart this week.—
Christopher Claxton,
Billboard,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The plaintiffs are asking the court to block the administration’s order, which puts Haitians at risk of being returned to a country overrun by deadly gangs.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2025
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The Purple One was not pleased when his band started asking questions.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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With that in mind, Ward is hardly a tempting bet right now, especially at his short odds.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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While adding a rookie wide receiver to have alongside CeeDee Lamb was tempting and the flashier pick, the hole Martin left was simply to big to ignore with Booker available.—
Fox News Staff,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And instead of being sweet or endearing, this behavior comes off as smothering, inappropriate, or suspicious.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
28 Mar. 2025
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Not to mention, their friendship is endearing to fans even outside of San Jose.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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This makes for some far greater disincentives for seeking retribution by filing malicious legal actions than the coverage of Patel's remarks and goals to date have suggested.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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Kyiv is seeking security guarantees in the form of accession to NATO.—
Samuel Charap,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The Davis Center completes the Conservancy’s multi-decade efforts to turn the northern section of Central Park, once the park’s most beleaguered and neglected area, into one of the most alluring.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
28 Apr. 2025
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Yet these skincare trends remain alluring to teenagers.—
Jana Pollack,
Parents,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Week 14 Thursday Night Football feature produced more winning bets on the Packers (+3.5) and over the game total in the Lions 34-31 win.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
12 Dec. 2024
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The most winning aspect of Wilder's play is its warmth.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
11 Oct. 2024
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“Inviting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inviting. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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