Synonyms for tempting
ˈtɛmp tɪŋtempt·ing

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1. alluring, beguiling, enticing, temptingadjective

   highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire

   "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation"

   Synonyms:
   alluring, tantalising, enticing, tantalizing, beguiling

   Antonyms:
   uninviting, unseductive

2. tantalizing, tantalising, temptingadjective

   very pleasantly inviting

   "a tantalizing aroma"; "a tempting repast"

   Synonyms:
   alluring, tantalising, enticing, tantalizing, beguiling

   Antonyms:
   unseductive, uninviting

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1. temptingadjective

   Synonyms:
   enticing, alluring, seductive

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1. List of paraphrases for "tempting":

   attempting, attractive, trying, appealing, seductive

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1. David Hastings:

   These plastics will remain in the bay, the gulf and ocean for more than a lifetime, while we use most plastic bags and bottles for less than an hour, although it is tempting to clean up the mess, it is not feasible to remove these particles from the water column or separate them out from sediments.

2. Jose Eliecer Sierra:

   Avocados are in high demand abroad and it's one of the options, another very tempting option that people are thinking about is cattle - knocking down coffee trees and planting grass for cows.

3. Jonathan Mitchell:

   Most persons with an autism-spectrum disorder have never expressed their opinions on someone’s blog and never will. The neurodiverse often reach a vulnerable audience, as many persons on the spectrum have low self-esteem. Neurodiversity provides a tempting escape valve.

4. Bernie Ecclestone:

   The bottom line is simple: in the end, the major shareholder really doesn't want to sell. That's really the truth of things, people keep tempting him. And one day maybe...at the moment, there's people that may be doing a little more than in the past. But I think it will be difficult to get him to say yes.

5. Joshua Kaputah:

   Some families are hungry and the prospect of receiving two or three cows as dowry is quite tempting.