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Antonyms for tempt
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
tempt
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, warnSynonyms:
allure, attract, cajole, captivate, coax, decoy, draw, entice, inveigle, lure, seduce, winPreposition:
Allure to a course; allure by hopes; allure from evil to good.
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Princeton's WordNet
tempt, allureverb
dispose or incline or entice to
"We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"
entice, lure, temptverb
provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
"He lured me into temptation"
tempt, inviteverb
give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting
"the window displays tempted the shoppers"
Synonyms:
influence, bid, pay for, invite, ask over, ask in, lure, ask for, take in, call for, charm, receive, allure, ask round, enticecharm, influence, temptverb
induce into action by using one's charm
"She charmed him into giving her all his money"
Synonyms:
act upon, enamour, entrance, capture, lure, allure, invite, fascinate, enchant, charm, work, catch, mold, bewitch, becharm, beguile, trance, influence, entice, regulate, enamor, shape, determine, captivatetemptverb
try to seduce
temptverb
try presumptuously
"St. Anthony was tempted in the desert"
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How to use tempt in a sentence?
We dare not tempt them with weakness. For only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed.
It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Fast forward five years, and two of those banks – Silicon Valley and Signature Bank – failed due to lack of liquidity and possible undercapitalization, their failures destabilized the financial system in the process and caused federal banking regulators to take measures (such as insuring all the deposits at the two failed banks) that will tempt banks to bet on even bigger risks in the future.
I never resist temptation because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me.
“Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising, which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.”
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