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Synonyms for tempt
tɛmpt
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Princeton's WordNet
tempt, allure(verb)
dispose or incline or entice to
"We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"
entice, lure, tempt(verb)
provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
"He lured me into temptation"
tempt, invite(verb)
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, tempt(verb)
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, captivatetempt(verb)
try to seduce
tempt(verb)
try presumptuously
"St. Anthony was tempted in the desert"
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.Synonyms:
allure, attract, cajole, captivate, coax, decoy, draw, entice, inveigle, lure, seduce, winAntonyms:
chill, damp, deter, dissuade, drive away, repel, warnPreposition:
Allure to a course; allure by hopes; allure from evil to good.
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#125 | work | |
#684 | try | |
#909 | receive | |
#1138 | bid | |
#1240 | win | |
#1914 | determine | |
#2943 | influence | |
#3012 | shape | |
#3350 | draw | |
#3635 | catch | |
#4006 | capture | |
#5207 | entrance | |
#5412 | invite | |
#5938 | charm | |
#7554 | attract | |
#7715 | trance | |
#8988 | mold | |
#11761 | regulate | |
#17081 | lure | |
#21425 | solicit | |
#22630 | allure | |
#24461 | coax | |
#35953 | seduce | |
#36441 | entice | |
#38850 | decoy | |
#39745 | tempt | |
#53037 | enchant | |
#53095 | captivate | |
#79233 | fascinate | |
#133033 | cajole | |
#145095 | beguile | |
#239588 | bewitch |
How to use tempt in a sentence?
The vanity of teaching doth oft tempt a man to forget that he is a blockhead.
Don't tempt me. Do your job.
It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
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.”
Translations for tempt
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- temptarCatalan, Valencian
- [[in]] [[Versuchung]] [[führen]], lockenGerman
- tentarSpanish
- vietellä, härnätä, viekoitella, houkuttaaFinnish
- tenter, attirerFrench
- buairScottish Gaelic
- tentarGalician
- लुभानाHindi
- csábítHungarian
- tentareItalian
- verleiden, lokken, verlokken, uitlokkenDutch
- fristeNorwegian
- kusićPolish
- tentarPortuguese
- tenta, ispitiRomanian
- склоня́ть, увещева́ть, подбива́ть, соблазни́ть, провоци́ровать, склони́ть, подби́ть, соблазня́ть, прельсти́ть, искуша́ть, спровоци́ровать, искуси́ть, прельща́тьRussian
- tenteareSardinian
- ప్రేరేపించు, ఎర వేయు, రెచ్చగొట్టుTelugu
- blufodön, bätönVolapük
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