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tempt
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- pronunciation:
- tempt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
tempts, tempting, tempted |
| definition 1: |
to try to get (someone) to do something wrong or not wise by offering or seeming to offer something very desirable.
Stop tempting me with that dessert; I'm on a diet.- synonyms:
- allure, lure
- antonyms:
- deter, discourage
- similar words:
- attract, bait, bewitch, charm, fascinate, invite
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| definition 2: |
to be attractive or very appealing to.
The idea of a swim tempts me.- synonyms:
- appeal to, attract
- antonyms:
- repel
- similar words:
- allure, draw, enchant, excite, invite, lure
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| definition 3: |
to cause (someone) to strongly want to do something.
The high salary tempted her to take the job in New York, but in the end she decided she didn't want to leave her home in Chicago.I was tempted to open the mysterious box and see what was inside it.- similar words:
- dispose, incline, inspire, prick, prod, prompt
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| related words: |
appeal, decoy, interest, mislead |
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| derivation: |
temptable (adj.) |
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