enticed

Pulled with promises

Enticed is the past tense of entice, meaning to attract or lure someone by offering something appealing: She was enticed by the promise of adventure.

The word often implies persuasion toward something questionable or forbidden, though not always: Customers were enticed by the sale prices.

temptation

tempted

Inclined to yield

seduced · coaxed · teased · snared · trapped · hooked · swayed · corrupted · led astray · succumbed

attraction

allured

Powerfully attracted

beguiled · seduced · fascinated · intrigued · enchanted · charmed · mesmerized · enthralled · bewitched · spellbound

persuasion

convinced

Firmly believing something

influenced · won over · cajoled · wheedled · sweet-talked · inveigled · talked into · nudged · prompted · urged

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enticedforced

Made to occur unwillingly

coerced · compelled · pressured · intimidated · threatened

attraction/repulsion

enticedrepelled

Drove away forcefully

repulsed · driven away · deterred · disgusted · revolted

motivated vs. unmotivated

enticedunmoved

Not stirred physically/emotionally

untempted · indifferent · unswayed · unpersuaded · unbothered

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enticing, entice, enticement, entices, enticer, enticements, enticingly, enticers, unenticing

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