Synonyms of temptations

temptations

noun

plural of temptation

1

as in seductions

the pressure to give in to a desire for easy or immediate pleasure

he felt the temptation to go sailing, but did his chores instead

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seductions
• appeals
• lures
• allurements
• enticements
• attractions
• charms
• powers
• inducements
• invitations
• allures
• influences
• glamours
• enchantments
• persuasions
• siren songs
• baits
• sways

2

as in lures

something that persuades one to perform an action for pleasure or gain

money, power, and other overwhelming temptations can seduce a person to a life of crime

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lures
• incentives
• allurements
• attractions
• enticements
• stimuli
• motivations
• baits
• appeals
• siren songs
• seductions
• come-ons
• impulses
• inducements
• boosts
• impetuses
• encouragements
• turn-ons
• persuasions
• snares
• calls
• traps
• goads
• spurs
• entrapments
• seducements
• decoys
• mousetraps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• warnings
• alarms
• notices
• alerts
• cautions
• forewarnings

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of temptations

Manage your surroundings by pulling the blinds or leaving the radio on to provide familiar sounds and remove barking temptations. — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 28 July 2026

The next election In my analysis, whatever the temptations of partisan tribalism, neither narrative around mail ballots can be taken at face value. — Andrew E. Busch, The Conversation, 23 July 2026

Then we will be prepared, no matter how temptations may come, not to get inflamed by impositions, insults, and offenses that speak to the opposite belief in some other presence or power. — Mark Swinney, Christian Science Monitor, 21 July 2026

My life in law enforcement has been filled with opportunities and challenges, temptations and triumphs, heartbreak and pride. — Rodney K. Harrison, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026

In Homer’s Odyssey, the Greek hero Odysseus must overcome tempests, temptations, mythical monsters, and divine wrath to sail home to the island of Ithaca after the Trojan War. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026

Those temptations offer an easy rise that can distract pleasure-seekers from engaging in more spiritually fulfilling long-term pursuits. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026

There was a joke going around before the NBA Finals from X user Brooks Otterlake about how Wembanyama could succumb to the temptations of New York and spend his time distracted by the Rose Reading Room at the public library or a conference on participatory futures at The New School. — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 10 June 2026

Recommitting to your fitness goals before the temptations of summer arrive in full force. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 28 May 2026