Tempting [temp-ting]
Main Entry:
tempt [tempt]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: lure, entice
Synonyms: allure, appeal to, attract, bait, butter up, captivate, charm, coax, court, dare, decoy, draw, draw out, entrap, fascinate, honey*, hook*, incite, induce, influence, instigate, intrigue, inveigle, invite, lead on, make mouth water, motivate, mousetrap, move, oil, persuade, play up to, promote, provoke, risk, rouse, seduce, solicit, stimulate, tantalize, test, train, try, turn one's head, wheedle, whet, woo*
Antonyms: discourage, repulse, turn off
Main Entry: allure
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: entice
Synonyms: attract, bait, beguile, bewitch, cajole, captivate, charm, coax, come on, decoy, draw, enchant, entrap, fascinate, hook*, inveigle, lead on, lure, magnetize, persuade, pull, seduce, suck in, sweep off feet, tempt, turn on, wile, win over
Antonyms: deter, discourage, dissuade, prevent, repel, threaten, turn off, warn
Main Entry: alluring
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: attractive
Synonyms: beguiling, bewitching, captivating, charming, enticing, magnetic, seductive, tempting, winning
Main Entry: anger
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make someone mad; become mad
Synonyms: acerbate, affront, aggravate, agitate, annoy, antagonize, arouse, bait, blow up, boil over, boil, bristle, burn, burn up, chafe, craze*, cross, displease, egg on, embitter, enrage, exacerbate, exasperate, excite, fret, gall, get mad, get on one's nerves, goad, incense, inflame, infuriate, irritate, lose one's temper, madden, make sore, miff, nettle, offend, outrage, pique, provoke, raise hell, rankle, rant, rave, rile, ruffle, seethe, steam up, stew, stir up, tempt, umbrage, vex
Antonyms: calm, forbear, make happy, quiet, soothe
Main Entry: appeal
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: attract, interest
Synonyms: allure, beguile, captivate, catch the eye, charm, enchant, engage, entice, fascinate, intrigue, invite, please, tantalize, tempt
Antonyms: disgust, turn away, turn off
Main Entry: appetizing
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: tasting very good
Synonyms: aperitive, appealing, delectable, delicious, delish, divine*, flavorsome, heavenly, inviting, luscious, mouthwatering, palatable, saporous, savory, scrumptious, succulent, sugar-coated, sweetened, tantalizing, tasty, tempting, toothsome, yummy*
Antonyms: disgusting, distasteful, unappetizing, unsavory
Main Entry: attract
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: draw attention
Synonyms: allure, appeal to, bait, beckon, beguile, bewitch, bring, captivate, charm, come on, court, drag, draw, enchant, endear, engage, enthrall, entice, entrance, exert influence, fascinate, freak out, give the come-on, go over big, grab, hook, induce, interest, intrigue, inveigle, invite, kill, knock dead, knock out, lure, magnetize, make a hit with, mousetrap, pull, rope in, score, seduce, send*, slay, solicit, spellbind, steer, suck in, sweep off one's feet, tempt, turn on, vamp, wile, wow*
Antonyms: repel, repulse
Main Entry: attractive
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: appealing, drawing attention
Synonyms: adorable, agreeable, alluring, beautiful, beckoning, bewitching, captivating, charming, comely, enchanting, engaging, enthralling, enticing, fair, fascinating, fetching, glamorous, good-looking, gorgeous, handsome, hunky, interesting, inviting, looker, lovely, luring, magnetic, mesmeric, pleasant, pleasing, prepossessing, pretty, provocative, seductive, stunning, taking, tantalizing, teasing, tempting, winning, winsome
Antonyms: repellent, repulsive, ugly, unappealing, unattractive
Main Entry: bait
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: lure
Synonyms: allure, attract, bedevil, beguile, draw, entice, fascinate, lead on, seduce, tempt
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