Synonyms for temptation
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Noun
1. Enticement
enticement, lure, seduction, inducement, bait, attraction, siren song, decoy, allurement
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of tempting.
Forms
- Plural
- temptations → enticements, lures, seductions, inducements…
Example sentences
- lure Sami was trying to lure Layla back into his life.
- seduction Sami entered a new world of seduction and sex.
- enticement My integrity and principles can't be compromised by any financial enticement.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| temptation | rising | |
| lure | rising | |
| seduction | rising | |
| inducement | falling | |
| enticement | rising | |
| fitna | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- bait1, lure1
- 5 letters
- decoy2, fitna
- 9 letters
- seduction3
- 10 letters
- attraction3, inducement3, enticement3, allurement
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (decoy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- tentation
- Italiano
- tentazione
- Deutsch
- Versuchung