WILING Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

wiling 1 of 2

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

For the best seat in the house, try to nab a spot on the top floor of the charming circular stone building.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2026
But don't worry, it's built a vibrant modern city in between those charming old buildings, too.

— Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 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

Moss has its place in a yard, adding plush texture to a rock bed, or enchanting ground cover beneath a canopy of trees.

— Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 18 July 2026
Odysseus even implies that his delay in getting home might have as much to do with a guilty conscience as with intervening gods or the enchanting sorceress named Calypso.

— Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

Definition of enchanting

Verb

That’s despite a lot of effort companies such as Airbnb put in into enticing new hosts.

— Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
While the cost of a luxury cruise can vary depending on the cruise line, itinerary, and room style, the all-inclusive nature of luxury cruises can be enticing for travelers.

— Megan duBois, Southern Living, 22 July 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

Baden-Baden has been a spa town since ancient times, luring Roman-era nobles to take the waters there at its natural springs in the Black Forest.

— Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026
The first involves fraudulent FBI profiles and fake pages on social media sites, luring victims to the cloned IC3 sites, but with a twist.

— Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of luring

Adjective

The ecstatic scenes across the country after a Mexico win, most notably in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey, the three host cities, paint the picture of a nation spellbound by its football team.

— Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 1 July 2026
The town was spellbound over this horrific murders.

— Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2026

Definition of spellbound

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Long-haul business-class menus are expansive, with a mix of unique Fijian dishes and crowd-pleasing standards.

— Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2026
Use up the last of those fresh summer peaches on this crowd-pleasing fruit cobbler recipe that only calls for six ingredients.

— Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 11 July 2026

Definition of pleasing

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