tempting Antonyms

Meaning of tempting

Wordnet

tempting (s)

highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire

very pleasantly inviting

Webster

tempting (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Tempt

Webster

tempting (a.)

Adapted to entice or allure; attractive; alluring; seductive; enticing; as, tempting pleasures.

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alluring,enticing, tantalizing, enthralling, intriguing, engrossing, interesting, seductive, hypnotic, galvanic

wearisome, awful, irksome, sickening, odious, invidious, appalling, loathsome, sickening, distasteful

The aroma of freshly baked cookies was incredibly tempting, threatening to break my diet.

The chocolate cake looked so decadent and tempting that I couldn't resist taking a bite.

The sleek sports car parked outside the dealership was too tempting for the gearhead to ignore.

The cool breeze on a hot summer day was tantalizingly tempting to someone stuck in an air-conditioned office.