Synonyms for temptation
tɛmpˈteɪ ʃəntemp·ta·tion

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1. temptation, enticementnoun

   something that seduces or has the quality to seduce

   Synonyms:
   enticement, lure, come-on

2. temptationnoun

   the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid

   "he felt the temptation and his will power weakened"

   Synonyms:
   enticement

3. enticement, temptationnoun

   the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire

   "his enticements were shameless"

   Synonyms:
   enticement, come-on, lure

Matched Categories

1. • Desire
   • Influence

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1. temptationnoun

   Synonyms:
   enticement (especially to evil), allurement

2. temptationnoun

   Synonyms:
   bribe, bait, lure, decoy, golden apple, voice of the tempter, song of the sirens

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1. temptationnoun

   Synonyms:
   seduction, allurement, enticement, attraction, decoy, lure, bait, inducement

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1. List of paraphrases for "temptation":

   lure, seduction

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1. Calvin Coolidge:

   Nothing is easier than the expenditure of public money. It doesn't appear to belong to anyone. The temptation is overwhelming to bestow it on somebody.

2. Jack Ablin:

   Volatility is still pretty low but financial conditions suggest you need to tighten your seat belts and stay put, there is a temptation to take money off the table and sit tight for the rest of the year.

3. Tom Malinowski:

   There’s so much Gulf money flowing through Washington D.C., the amount of temptation there is immense, and it invariably entangles Americans in stuff we should not be entangled.

4. Oscar Wilde:

   I can resist anything but temptation.

5. Matthew Myers:

   With each new generation of products there's a temptation to believe they got it wrong before but they've got it right now.