Antonyms for entice
ɛnˈtaɪsen·tice

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.3 / 7 votes

1. entice

   To allure is to draw as with a lure by some charm or some prospect of pleasure or advantage. We may attract others to a certain thing without intent; as, the good unconsciously attract others to virtue. We may allure either to that which is evil or to that which is good and noble, by purpose and endeavor, as in the familiar line, "Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way," Goldsmith Deserted Village, l. 170. Lure is rather more akin to the physical nature. It is the word we would use of drawing on an animal. Coax expresses the attraction of the person, not of the thing. A man may be coaxed to that which is by no means alluring. Cajole and decoy carry the idea of deceiving and ensnaring. To inveigle is to lead one blindly in. To tempt is to endeavor to lead one wrong; to seduce is to succeed in winning one from good to ill. Win may be used in either a bad or a good sense, in which latter it surpasses the highest sense of allure, because it succeeds in that which allure attempts; as, "He that winneth souls is wise," Prov. xi, 30.

   Antonyms:
   chill, damp, deter, dissuade, drive away, repel, warn

   Synonyms:
   allure, attract, cajole, captivate, coax, decoy, draw, inveigle, lure, seduce, tempt, win

   Preposition:
   Allure to a course; allure by hopes; allure from evil to good.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. entice

   Antonyms:
   deter, warn, hinder, repel

   Synonyms:
   allure, seduce, lure, tempt, attract, decoy

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1. • Provoke

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. entice, lure, temptverb

   provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion

   "He lured me into temptation"

   Synonyms:
   allure, invite, influence, tempt, lure, charm

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1. enticeverb

   Synonyms:
   seduce, allure, persuade, inveigle, wheedle, tempt

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. abortive

   to discard, to leave something

   Submitted by rinat on January 23, 2016  

2. serious matter

   Submitted by rinat on September 23, 2019  

How to use entice in a sentence?

1. Mike Baker:

   North Korea is a giant prison where mass starvation is happening. It is an insane regime where there is no respect for human rights, and it is patently absurd that they would take this opportunity to criticize the U.S. this leaves us with a propaganda piece that is a very useful tool not only for North Korea and other hostile nations, but more dangerously, for the Muslim extremists of ISIS and Al Qaeda who will use this to enhance their recruitment and propaganda efforts and to attempt to entice their supporters into violence.

2. Lindsey Graham:

   Yeah, I'm going to hold hearings on the deaths of these two children and the policies that entice people to come.

3. Michael Tran:

   Tanker rates need to re-rate back to economically palatable levels to entice U.S. exports, the astronomical freight rates of last few days had eroded export economics from the Gulf Coast.

4. David A Mascio:

   Our hope is that policy changes come out of Washington that entice corporations to spend the massive amounts of cash they have sitting in reserves.

5. Danielle Hale:

   Lower rates may entice home buyers out to shop.

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