WILING Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in charming

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wiling

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verb

present participle of wile

as in fascinating

to attract or delight as if by magic her stories of the Old South could wile anyone

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Recent Examples of wiling

Verb

Guests’ comings and goings seem minimal, many wiling away the hours in the most leisurely ways possible under the summer sun. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2026

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Adjective

The Fantasticks After a record 42-year run Off Broadway, this charming little musical about parents who pretend to feud to get each other’s kids to fall in love is finally hitting Broadway — with a twist.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
Instead, the procedure transformed him into an unstable super-soldier — capable of being magnetically charming one moment and dangerously chilling the next.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of charming

Verb

Wilentz, author of the 2010 book Dylan in America, wrote Volume 18‘s detailed, often fascinating 125-page liner notes that provides historical context for the expansive eight-CD set.

— Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
Once on the ground visitors can enjoy Greenland’s rugged coastal landscapes, fascinating indigenous Inuit culture, and the opportunity to experience the country at its primordial best.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2025

Definition of fascinating

Adjective

But during the fall, the scenic pathway becomes even more enchanting when accented by colorful foliage.

— Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
For an enchanting drive, take the Peak to Peak Scenic Byway from the Denver area through the forests and neighboring wilderness before ending in adventure basecamp, Estes Park.

— Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of enchanting

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For consumers, the idea behind Insilico's latest drug research is enticing enough − take a new drug and reverse your biological clock a few years.

— Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of enticing

Adjective

Outflanked by cruel and fickle gods at every turn, legendary Greek hero Odysseus outsmarted a one-eyed giant, suffered through the bewitching Sirens’ song and braved the Underworld’s dead denizens.

— Alex Pulaski, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Of the many subfields in classics, papyrology is perhaps the most difficult to understand but also the most bewitching.

— Madeleine Schwartz, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026

Definition of bewitching

Verb

The words themselves feel poetic, almost decadent, but the images are robbed of their power to meet them, as each frame feels aimed only at presenting, rather than luring or excavating.

— Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
Using that relationship, Epstein had posed as a talent scout for the brand, luring young women to his hotel room under the pretext of auditions.

— Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of luring

Adjective

Uncomfortable in her own skin, Kris becomes spellbound by the Nora Desmond-like Billy who speaks with a Southern drawl that Dolly Parton would admire and lives in the remote Pacific Northwest campground set where the first film was shot.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
Chef Yannick Lohou, fresh from Barcelona, holds the dining room spellbound with pretty-as-a-picture dishes such as toro tartare with caviar.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of spellbound

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