Thesaurus results for TEMPTRESS

temptress

noun

ˈtem(p)-trəs

as in siren

a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive Greta Garbo, one of the most famous temptresses ever to appear on screen, died in 1990

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Recent Examples of temptress Just like Lana, there was someone clever, driven, working beneath the veneer of the beautiful temptress. —

Meg Pillow july 31, Literary Hub, 31 July 2025 While her brand takes its name from Greek mythology and reimagines sirens not as dangerous temptresses but as powerful feminine archetypes, the soul of Songs of Siren lies in India's textile heritage. —

Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025 Olivia Rae made her reality TV debut as a temptress on Temptation Island (2025). —

Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 26 June 2025 The end is a three-and-a-half-minute outro inspired by The King and I… the music had this waltzing, temptress thing. —

Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for temptress

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siren

Noun

Even as air raid sirens blared at least four times throughout this morning in central Israel, the country’s military insisted that its air defenses remain formidable and that the waves of Iranian missile attacks are growing less effective.

— Rebecca Shabad, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
Cubs games have been interrupted by tornado warnings before, and the air-raid siren located behind the ballpark along Waveland Avenue will make sure everyone knows if such a warning is issued.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026