Synonyms for tempting
ˈtɛmp tɪŋtempt·ing

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1. alluring, beguiling, enticing, temptingadjective

   highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire

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

   Synonyms:
   alluring, tantalising, enticing, tantalizing, beguiling

   Antonyms:
   uninviting, unseductive

2. tantalizing, tantalising, temptingadjective

   very pleasantly inviting

   "a tantalizing aroma"; "a tempting repast"

   Synonyms:
   alluring, tantalising, enticing, tantalizing, beguiling

   Antonyms:
   unseductive, uninviting

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1. temptingadjective

   Synonyms:
   enticing, alluring, seductive

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1. List of paraphrases for "tempting":

   attempting, attractive, trying, appealing, seductive

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1. Carrie Underwood:

   I wish I could go to the Grammys, but travel’s kind of out for me at this point. It’s tempting, but I can’t fly that far away this late in my pregnancy, i’ll be in my pajamas watching it from the comfort of my couch.

2. Molly Crockett:

   When you're faced with an unhealthy food that's not very tempting, stress won't affect your self control much, but when you're faced with your most favorite tempting foods, stress will make it more difficult to resist those temptations.

3. Danielle Ompad:

   This is particularly true for cannabis edibles or any other drug that looks like food or sweets — they are tempting to kids.

4. Jeff Schaider:

   It's tempting to try, it looks like it's pretty cool, but it's probably a bad idea.

5. Steve Spina:

   It's tempting to blame a warming climate and warming waters, but it's hard to really make that statement without having a lot of good data to back it up, you really need some numbers and some time to sort of start drawing conclusions.