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adjective

Definition of enticingnext
as in tempting

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verb

present participle of entice
as in luring
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage every commercial seemed to be for some tempting snack specifically designed to entice me from my diet

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Recent Examples of enticing
Adjective
His raw talent is incredibly enticing, but there is no substitute for experience at quarterback. — Dane Brugler, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 For some of the city’s poshest properties, there’s no better time to debut fresh fall looks or offer enticing autumn packages. — Spencer Whaley, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
Offering a 35% incentive aimed at stiffening up jobs here and enticing post-production to relocate to the Golden State, AB 2319 is racing toward a vote in the state Senate by next week once the bill is in final shape. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026 Fall fashion tends to kickstart our lust for the new season as brands start to launch enticing pre-fall collections. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for enticing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enticing
  1. tempting
  2. luring
  3. tantalizing
  4. seducing
  5. appealing
  6. enthralling
  7. alluring
Adjective
  • Instead of deterring strikes, these bases are serving as tempting targets.
    — Alexander Langlois, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
  • For would-be pirates in a country currently grappling with drought, worsening food insecurity, and shrinking humanitarian assistance, the economic incentives and risk-reward balance may be too tempting to pass up.
    — Aparajita Saxena, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of tempting
Verb
  • After rockers the All-American Rejects set an all-time record last summer by luring a jaw-dropping 19,700 fans, could any of this year’s acts top that?
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 31 Aug. 2026
  • He has been charged with kidnapping, molestation, lewd and lascivious exhibition, luring or enticing a child, and child abuse.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of luring
Adjective
  • With optics said to be similar to the Hubble Space Telescope's, two free telescopes presented the agency with a tantalizing opportunity.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The ads were a tantalizing list of album titles — in the old days, a stack of 8-tracks with the names on the spine.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of tantalizing
Verb
  • Still, with more than 40,000 industry jobs lost in the past few years, soundstages and vendor storefronts sitting empty, and lucrative overseas incentives seducing even more production away, things are bleak in town right now.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The young women acted as underground assassins, seducing Nazi officers, luring them into the woods and killing them.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026
Definition of seducing
Adjective
  • Clean windows bring more light into a home and make the view more appealing.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026
  • South Korea created a system that catches things early, making a Seoul wellness trip highly appealing for international visitors.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of appealing
Adjective
  • Richet turns the ship into an enthralling character, with its pipes and catwalks and tunnels and tubes, some of which become weaponry.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Cameron’s enthralling action epic still looks stunning four decades later.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of enthralling
Adjective
  • Speakeasies have always traded in the alluring mix of secrecy and discovery, tucked behind unmarked doors with low lighting and a knowing clientele.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Scarface doesn’t just bark orders at his underlings but browbeats the whimpering Ventriloquist, giving him that warped double personality that made older characters like Two-Face so alluring.
    — Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of alluring

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“Enticing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enticing. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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