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Synonyms for temptation
tɛmpˈteɪ ʃəntemp·ta·tion

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Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. temptation, enticementnoun

    something that seduces or has the quality to seduce

    Synonyms:
    enticement, lure, come-on

  2. temptationnoun

    the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid

    "he felt the temptation and his will power weakened"

    Synonyms:
    enticement

  3. enticement, temptationnoun

    the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire

    "his enticements were shameless"

    Synonyms:
    enticement, come-on, lure

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. temptationnoun

    Synonyms:
    enticement (especially to evil), allurement

  2. temptationnoun

    Synonyms:
    bribe, bait, lure, decoy, golden apple, voice of the tempter, song of the sirens

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words5.0 / 1 vote

  1. temptationnoun

    Synonyms:
    seduction, allurement, enticement, attraction, decoy, lure, bait, inducement

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "temptation":

    lure, seduction

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How to use temptation in a sentence?

  1. Oscar Wilde:

    Sometimes it takes courage to give into temptation.

  2. Mark Sanford:

    There's a temptation, given the American public's frustration with the political system,... to throw the baby out with the bathwater, and' let's discard all these institutions that have served us incredibly well for 200 + years,'.

  3. Robert Orben:

    Most people would like to be delivered from temptation but would like it to keep in touch.

  4. Chris Koster:

    Our state's future will be better if we support solid wage growth for everyone, and resist the temptation to grind down specific groups.

  5. Daniel Walton:

    Everybody loves getting more money, you hear numbers thrown at you, there is a temptation to go elsewhere.


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