Synonyms for tempt
tɛmpt

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1. tempt, allure(verb)

   dispose or incline or entice to

   "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"

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

2. entice, lure, tempt(verb)

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

   "He lured me into temptation"

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

3. 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, entice

4. charm, 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, captivate

5. tempt(verb)

   try to seduce

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

6. tempt(verb)

   try presumptuously

   "St. Anthony was tempted in the desert"

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

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. 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, win

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

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. tempt

   Synonyms:
   entice, allure, try, seduce, attract, solicit, decoy

   Antonyms:
   dissuade, deter, warn

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. tempt(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   try, test, prove, put to trial

2. tempt(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   entice (especially to evil), allure, seduce, decoy, induce, inveigle, persuade, prevail upon, draw on, bring over

3. tempt(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   incite, instigate, provoke, incline, dispose, prompt

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1. tempt(v)

   Synonyms:
   seduce, entice, decoy, allure, induce, provoke, incite, instigate

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1. List of paraphrases for "tempt":

   try, seduce

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How to use tempt in a sentence?

1. Jesus Christ:

   It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

2. J. Hawes:

   He that cannot decidedly say, "No," when tempted to evil, is on the highway to ruin. He loses the respect even of those who would tempt him, and becomes but the pliant tool and victim of their evil designs.

3. Hillary Clinton:

   Don't tempt me. Do your job.

4. Sir Thomas More:

   Nay, tempt me not to love again: There was a time when love was sweet; Dear Nea! had I known thee then, Our souls had not been slow to meet! But oh! this weary heart hath run So many a time the rounds of pain, Not even for thee, thou lovely one! Would I endure such pangs again.

5. George Bernard Shaw:

   I never resist temptation because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me.

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