1
[ adjective ] highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire

Synonyms

beguiling enticing alluring

Examples

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

Related terms

seductive

2
[ adjective ] very pleasantly inviting

Synonyms

tantalizing tantalising

Examples

"a tantalizing aroma" "a tempting repast"

Related terms

inviting

3
[ adjective ] very pleasantly inviting

Synonyms

tantalizing

Examples

"a tantalizing aroma" "a tempting repast"

Related terms

inviting

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Rhymes with

tenting accepting testing petting setting wetting getting letting netting betting prompting jetting renting venting competing detecting protesting protecting tasting belting sweating melting mating wetting projecting matting meeting consenting lamenting fermenting dissenting unrelenting editing arresting putting pitting correcting protesting collecting crediting affecting investing inheriting reflecting offsetting intersecting unsuspecting upsetting connecting erecting directing panting baiting weighting waiting dating rating plating painting penetrating importing computing completing imparting fingerpointing obliterating frustrating hurting molting annotating mounting corrupting erupting limiting detonating alternating ting accenting augmenting disorienting toasting taunting comforting bloodletting smarting spurting posting pointing flirting parting bursting skirting skating wasting grating activating precipitating captivating hesitating agitating offsetting titillating annotating debilitating motivating devastating interesting updating lactating rotating investigating fingerprinting irritating incapacitating contacting permeating commemorating thermosetting telecommuting updating unstinting starting interpreting commuting sprouting sporting converting asserting outing alerting abating knitting disconcerting averting elating eating squirting vomiting typewriting twisting trusting retreating emitting spouting spotting spitting acting outfitting operating departing thrusting exasperating exporting disappointing batting supporting reporting contrasting overheating officiating nauseating negating depreciating reverting ingratiating diverting berating equating excruciating footing fitting sitting cutting getting witting enchanting ranting pulsating contracting contaminating coordinating transmitting constricting nominating alienating disseminating discriminating illuminating incriminating dominating restricting resonating fascinating unremitting subordinating regenerating hallucinating chanting thwarting splitting

Phonetic and Homophones

T EH1 M P T IH0 NG

Similar Spelling

temptingly tempt temptation tempter

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