Synonyms for tempting
- adjective
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Enticing — seductive, alluring, inviting
enticing, alluring, seductive, attractive, inviting, tantalizing, tantalising UK, beguiling, fetching, siren, seducing, bewitching, captivating, prepossessing
Definitions
- adj. 1
Seductive, alluring, inviting.
Related words
- Word family
- temptingly temptingness
Example sentences
- attractive The position carries with it an attractive salary.
- seductive That's a very seductive idea but you should be careful.
- enticing Layla's imperfections made her all the more enticing.
- alluring Who is more alluring, Madonna or Marilyn Monroe?
- slinky Tom's playing with a slinky.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| tempting | rising | |
| attractive | steady | |
| seductive | rising | |
| enticing | rising | |
| alluring | rising | |
| slinky | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- siren2
- 6 letters
- slinky2
- 8 letters
- inviting3, enticing3, alluring3, fetching2, seducing3, luresome
- 9 letters
- seductive3, beguiling3
- 10 letters
- attractive3, bewitching
- 11 letters
- captivating4, tantalizing4, tantalising
- 13 letters
- prepossessing
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (siren2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- tentant