tempted
Feeling the pull
Tempted is the past tense and past participle of tempt, describing someone who feels drawn toward something appealing but potentially unwise or forbidden.
I was tempted to skip work and go to the beach.
Being tempted implies internal conflict—you want to do something but recognize reasons not to.
The phrase sorely tempted emphasizes how strong the pull is.
If you say you're not even tempted, you mean the thing holds no appeal whatsoever.
Attractive, tempting quality
- lureThing that tempts
- baitLure for prey
- attractionPull toward something
- appealFormal review request
enticement · inducement · invitation · draw · magnetism · beckoning · tantalized · coaxing
Intense prolonged craving
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- urgeStrong inner drive
- hungerNeed for nourishment
- appetiteDesire for food
thirst · hankering · itch · yen · pining · wanting · desire · wish
Pleased or bewitched
- beguiledDeceived through charm
- enchantedUnder magical influence
- captivatedWholly absorbed by something
- swayedMoved or persuaded
won over · persuaded · coaxed · manipulated · influenced · talked into · led astray · corrupted
Cultural or social prohibition
- off-limitsProhibited from access
- illicitProhibited by law
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- sinfulViolating moral law
naughty · guilty pleasure · transgression · indulgence · vice · wrong · immoral · restricted
allure
Attractive, tempting quality
- lureThing that tempts
- baitLure for prey
- attractionPull toward something
appeal · enticement · inducement · invitation · draw · magnetism · beckoning · tantalized · coaxing · persuasion
yearning
Intense prolonged craving
appetite · thirst · hankering · itch · yen · pining · wanting · desire · wish · need
charmed
Pleased or bewitched
- beguiledDeceived through charm
- enchantedUnder magical influence
- captivatedWholly absorbed by something
swayed · won over · persuaded · coaxed · manipulated · influenced · talked into · led astray · corrupted · compromised
taboo
Cultural or social prohibition
- off-limitsProhibited from access
- illicitProhibited by law
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
sinful · naughty · guilty pleasure · transgression · indulgence · vice · wrong · immoral · restricted · verboten
temptedunwilling
Opposed to participating
dissuaded · discouraged · disinclined · resistant · reluctant
- tempting fateRisking bad outcomes recklessly
- tempt fateRecklessly invite misfortune
- tempted fateRecklessly invited misfortune
- temptation of ChristSatan's desert testing of Jesus
- temptation of JesusDevil's desert challenge
- Temptation IslandDating competition reality series
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