tempt | Definition of tempt

Synonyms and Antonyms of tempt

1 to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage

that chocolate dessert sure tempts me, but I should stick with my diet

Synonyms of tempt

allure, bait, beguile, betray, decoy, entice, lead on, lure, seduce, solicit

Words Related to tempt

draw in, inveigle, persuade, rope (in), snow

catch, enmesh (also immesh), ensnare, entrap, mesh, snare, tangle, trap

bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate, magnetize, wile

Near Antonyms of tempt

alert, caution, forewarn, ward (off), warn

drive (away or off), repulse, turn away

2 to take a chance on

refusing to lay in enough food for the long winter tempts the dangers of starvation

Synonyms of tempt

adventure, chance, gamble (on), hazard, risk, venture

Words Related to tempt

beard, brave, brazen, breast, challenge, confront, dare, defy, face, outbrave

compromise, endanger, imperil, jeopardize, menace

expose, subject

bet (on), wager

Phrases Synonymous with tempt

run the risk of