enticement
Bait for desire
Enticement is something that attracts or tempts, often by appealing to desire or self-interest.
The word carries a slightly manipulative connotation—an enticement isn't just an offer but something designed to lure: The free trial was an enticement to sign up for the full subscription.
What distinguishes enticement from mere attraction is the suggestion of deliberate persuasion, sometimes toward something questionable.
To entice is the corresponding verb.
Lure for prey
- decoyFalse target for misdirection
- trapDevice for catching animals
- hookCurved catching device
- attractantAgent that draws toward
teaser · chum · fly · spinner · jig · phishing · snare · come-on
Reward beyond expectation
- rewardPayment for service
- perkEmployment bonus
- benefitAdvantage or gain
- compensationPayment for services rendered
premium · bounty · grant · subsidy · commission · dividend · profit · payoff
Playful romantic attention
- coquetryPlayful amorous behavior
- romanceLove and its excitement
- passionIntense emotional drive
- desireIntense wanting
intimacy · sensuality · aphrodisiac · infatuation · love · caress · embrace · allure
Powerful urge to have
- desireIntense wanting
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- urgeStrong inner drive
- longingIntense, persistent desire
yearning · weakness · vice · sin · forbidden · guilty pleasure · compulsion · obsession
Attractive personal quality
- appealFormal review request
- magnetismForce between poles
- glamourFascinating, elegant attractiveness
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
captivation · enchantment · attractiveness · charisma · elegance · radiance · beauty · grace
Persuading through gentle persistence
- cajoleryFlattery meant to persuade
- blandishmentFlattering words to persuade
- wheedlingPersuading through flattery
- sweet-talkingPersuading through flattery
arm-twisting · inducement · influence · pressure · rhetoric · convincing · inveiglement · suasion
Device for catching animals
- ruseDeliberate act of deception
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- decoyFalse target for misdirection
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
bait-and-switch · scam · con · false promise · misleading · manipulation · exploitation · predatory
bait
Lure for prey
attractant · teaser · chum · fly · spinner · jig · phishing · snare · come-on · honey trap
bonus
Reward beyond expectation
compensation · premium · bounty · grant · subsidy · commission · dividend · profit · payoff · kickback
flirtation
Playful romantic attention
desire · intimacy · sensuality · aphrodisiac · infatuation · love · caress · embrace · allure · siren
craving
Powerful urge to have
- desireIntense wanting
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- urgeStrong inner drive
longing · yearning · weakness · vice · sin · forbidden · guilty pleasure · compulsion · obsession · addiction
charm
Attractive personal quality
fascination · captivation · enchantment · attractiveness · charisma · elegance · radiance · beauty · grace · bewitchment
coaxing
Persuading through gentle persistence
- cajoleryFlattery meant to persuade
- blandishmentFlattering words to persuade
- wheedlingPersuading through flattery
sweet-talking · arm-twisting · inducement · influence · pressure · rhetoric · convincing · inveiglement · suasion · pitch
trap
Device for catching animals
- ruseDeliberate act of deception
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- decoyFalse target for misdirection
subterfuge · bait-and-switch · scam · con · false promise · misleading · manipulation · exploitation · predatory · scheme
- enticementsinducement, lure, allure, temptation, bait
- trapstrap, bear trap, mousetrap, rat trap, ant trap
- allureattraction, attract, magnetism, charisma, attractiveness
- appealappeal, allure, attraction, attractiveness, charm
- attractionattraction, chemistry, allure, draw, fascination
- innuendoinnuendo, sexual innuendo, double entendre, double meaning, implied meaning
enticementrepulsion
Disgust or pushing-away force
disgust · repellent · deterrent · revulsion · distastefulness
enticementdissuasion
Convincing someone not to
warning · deterrent · discouragement · deterrence · caution