entice
verb
transitive verb
Synonyms
- allure
- bait
- beguile
- betray
- decoy
- lead on
- lure
- seduce
- solicit
- tempt
Example Sentences
Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Aug. 2022 Spotify is acquiring daily music game Heardle in an attempt to entice more people onto the music streaming platform while also doubling as a new music discovery tool. Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 13 July 2022 The state has put resources toward creating outpatient capacity and has set aside funding to offer loan forgiveness to entice more people to enter the field. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2022 As remote work and digital marketing become more popular every day, entrepreneurs are having to find ways to entice investors in a virtual landscape. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021 Raji told me that some scientists are tinkering with recipes of lactic acid, ammonia, and carbon dioxide to entice female skeeters into parfum de people snares. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Aug. 2022 Louisiana is also trying to entice teenagers into the profession, with nearly 50 school systems there offering college credits in high school for entry-level education courses, State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley said. Sara Randazzo, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022 Their offer of $1.08bn to buy around 90% of Milan seems enough to entice current owners Elliott Management into a sale. Emmet Gates, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022 While other industries like retail can entice workers by raising wages, child care wages remain low, an average of $12 to $14 an hour. Julia O'malley, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Middle English, from Anglo-French enticer, from Vulgar Latin *intitiare, from Latin in- + titio firebrand
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
entice
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entice
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Synonyms & Similar Words
- tempt
- lure
- seduce
- persuade
- betray
- beguile
- bait
- solicit
- allure
- decoy
- lead on
- fascinate
- inveigle
- enchant
- entrap
- trap
- ensnare
- captivate
- enmesh
- draw in
- snow
- bewitch
- snare
- catch
- magnetize
- mesh
- tangle
- charm
- wile
- rope (in)
- immesh
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- warn
- alert
- ward (off)
- caution
- forewarn
- drive (away or off)
- turn away
- repulse
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of entice are decoy, inveigle, lure, seduce, and tempt. While all these words mean "to lead astray from one's true course," entice suggests drawing by artful or adroit means.
While the synonyms decoy and entice are close in meaning, decoy implies a luring into entrapment by artifice.
The words inveigle and entice can be used in similar contexts, but inveigle implies enticing by cajoling or flattering.
Although the words lure and entice have much in common, lure implies a drawing into danger, evil, or difficulty through attracting and deceiving.
The meanings of seduce and entice largely overlap; however, seduce implies a leading astray by persuasion or false promises.
In some situations, the words tempt and entice are roughly equivalent. However, tempt implies the presenting of an attraction so strong that it overcomes the restraints of conscience or better judgment.