Summary
English Synonyms:   more detail...
  1. tempt:


English

Detailed Synonyms for tempt in English

tempt:

to tempt verb (tempts, tempted, tempting)

  1. to tempt
    to seduce; to tempt; to allure
    • seduce verb (seduces, seduced, seducing)
    • tempt verb (tempts, tempted, tempting)
    • allure verb (allures, allured, alluring)
  2. to tempt
    to attract; to seduce; to tempt; to entice; to allure; to invite
    • attract verb (attracts, attracted, attracting)
    • seduce verb (seduces, seduced, seducing)
    • tempt verb (tempts, tempted, tempting)
    • entice verb (entices, enticed, enticing)
    • allure verb (allures, allured, alluring)
    • invite verb (invites, invited, inviting)
  3. to tempt
    to tempt
    • tempt verb (tempts, tempted, tempting)
  4. to tempt
    – induce into action by using one's charm 1
    to influence; to charm; to tempt
    – induce into action by using one's charm 1
    • influence verb (influences, influenced, influencing)
    • charm verb (charms, charmed, charming)
      • She charmed him into giving her all his money1
    • tempt verb (tempts, tempted, tempting)
  5. to tempt
    – provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion 1
    to lure; to entice; to tempt
    – provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion 1
    • lure verb (lures, lured, luring)
      • He lured me into temptation1
    • entice verb (entices, enticed, enticing)
    • tempt verb (tempts, tempted, tempting)
      • He lured me into temptation1
  6. to tempt
    – try presumptuously 1
    to tempt
    – try presumptuously 1
    • tempt verb (tempts, tempted, tempting)
      • St. Anthony was tempted in the desert1
  7. to tempt
    – dispose or incline or entice to 1
    to tempt; to allure
    – dispose or incline or entice to 1
    • tempt verb (tempts, tempted, tempting)
      • We were tempted by the delicious-looking food1
    • allure verb (allures, allured, alluring)
  8. to tempt
    – give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting 1
    to tempt; to invite
    – give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting 1
    • tempt verb (tempts, tempted, tempting)
      • the window displays tempted the shoppers1
    • invite verb (invites, invited, inviting)
  9. to tempt
    – try to seduce 1
    to tempt
    – try to seduce 1
    • tempt verb (tempts, tempted, tempting)

Conjugations for tempt:

present
  1. tempt
  2. tempt
  3. tempts
  4. tempt
  5. tempt
  6. tempt
simple past
  1. tempted
  2. tempted
  3. tempted
  4. tempted
  5. tempted
  6. tempted
present perfect
  1. have tempted
  2. have tempted
  3. has tempted
  4. have tempted
  5. have tempted
  6. have tempted
past continuous
  1. was tempting
  2. were tempting
  3. was tempting
  4. were tempting
  5. were tempting
  6. were tempting
future
  1. shall tempt
  2. will tempt
  3. will tempt
  4. shall tempt
  5. will tempt
  6. will tempt
continuous present
  1. am tempting
  2. are tempting
  3. is tempting
  4. are tempting
  5. are tempting
  6. are tempting
subjunctive
  1. be tempted
  2. be tempted
  3. be tempted
  4. be tempted
  5. be tempted
  6. be tempted
diverse
  1. tempt!
  2. let's tempt!
  3. tempted
  4. tempting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "tempt":


Alternate Synonyms for "tempt":


Related Definitions for "tempt":

  1. induce into action by using one's charm1
  2. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion1
    • He lured me into temptation1
  3. try presumptuously1
    • St. Anthony was tempted in the desert1
  4. dispose or incline or entice to1
    • We were tempted by the delicious-looking food1
  5. give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting1
    • the window displays tempted the shoppers1
  6. try to seduce1

Related Synonyms for tempt