beguiling
adjective
, bē-\
Definition of beguiling
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Synonyms & Antonyms for beguiling
Synonyms
artful, cagey (also cagy), crafty, cunning, cute, designing, devious, dodgy [chiefly British], foxy, guileful, scheming, shrewd, slick, sly, subtle, tricky, wily
Antonyms
artless, guileless, ingenuous, innocent, undesigning
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So what was initially the biggest pain point of the project became one of the most beguiling and beautiful rooms in the house. — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, "How Miles Redd Transformed an Outdated Solarium Into a Luxurious Jewel Box," 22 Aug. 2019 With stills, there's always the same instant, frozen and beguiling, but lifeless. — Carmel Dagan, chicagotribune.com, "D.A. Pennebaker, documentary director of Dylan in ‘Don’t Look Back’ and Bowie in ‘Ziggy Stardust,' dies at 94," 3 Aug. 2019 Two of the most beguiling musical events in England this autumn are linked by one group, the Nash Ensemble of London, and one woman, its founder Amelia Freedman. — Matthew Sturgis, The New York Review of Books, "Geoffrey Wheatcroft," 21 Mar. 2019 But there’s virtuosity at work in this beguiling comedy that’s no less impressive for being improvisational, understated and refreshingly self-effacing. — Ann Hornaday, Twin Cities, "‘Sword of Trust’ is a beguiling, smart — and surprisingly deep — comedy," 25 July 2019 His subject was, indeed, a reluctant prince, and hence the beguiling title of this book. — David Shribman, BostonGlobe.com, "‘The Reluctant Prince’ looks fondly back on the life of JFK Jr.," 17 July 2019 But as many newer parts of San Francisco show all too well — look no further than Rincon Hill — well-meaning plans don’t necessarily translate into beguiling destinations. — John King, SFChronicle.com, "Chiseled glass tower offers window into SF’s contradictions," 18 July 2019 The book also has a strange, beguiling tone, somewhere between an engagé documentary and an archaeology of taste. — Paul Grimstad, The New Yorker, "The Absolute Originality of Georges Perec," 16 July 2019 But, surprisingly, Neon Genesis Evangelion is proving a beguiling exception, one that might have an authentic chance of breaking down barriers in the cultural discourse surrounding the form. — Julie Muncy, WIRED, "Neon Genesis Evangelion Is Remarkably Relevant in 2019," 2 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'beguiling.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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