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siren song

NOUN
inveiglement
Synonyms
WEAK
allurement ambush appeal attraction bait bribe call camouflage carrot come-on con game decoy delusion draw enticement fake gimmick hook illusion incentive inducement invitation magnet mousetrap pull seducement seduction sitting duck snare sweetener temptation tout trap trick
NOUN
lure
Synonyms
STRONG
allurement ambush appeal attraction bribe call camouflage carrot come-on decoy delusion draw enticement fake gimmick hook illusion incentive inducement invitation magnet mousetrap pull seduction snare sweetener temptation tout trap trick
WEAK
con game inveiglement seducement sitting duck
Antonyms
STRONG
certainty discouragement fact hindrance reality repulsion
WEAK
deterrent warning

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Even as Chinatown’s energy has ebbed and flowed, food has been a steady siren song.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

Washington, having spurned a crown himself, recognized the siren song that could bewitch even ostensibly democratic leaders, particularly in polities where checks on power are easily subverted.

From Slate • Feb. 17, 2025

"The siren song of golf was barely audible to me when I retired from amateur tennis," Gibson wrote in her 1968 autobiography, "So Much to Live For," per ESPN.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2024

This, truly, is baseball’s unrelenting siren song — the temptation to wonder what could have been, one box score at a time.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2024

Mother knew Granddaddy didn’t have a prior engagement, but there was always the siren song of his laboratory or the library.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly