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The synonyms of “Beguiling” are: alluring, enticing, tempting
Beguiling as an Adjective
Definitions of "Beguiling" as an adjective
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “beguiling” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
- Highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire.
- Charming or enchanting, often in a deceptive way.
- Misleading by means of pleasant or alluring methods.
Synonyms of "Beguiling" as an adjective (3 Words)
alluring | Powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating; seductive. Her alluring smile. |
enticing | Highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire. Difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement. |
tempting | Appealing to or attracting someone, even if wrong or unwise. It is often tempting to bring about change rapidly. |
Usage Examples of "Beguiling" as an adjective
- A beguiling mixture of English, French, and Italian.
- The voice was low and beguiling.
- Taken in by beguiling tales of overnight fortunes.
Associations of "Beguiling" (30 Words)
allure | Dispose or incline or entice to. Will sponsors really be allured by such opportunities. |
cheating | A deception for profit to yourself. |
chicanery | The use of deception or subterfuge to achieve one’s purpose. Storylines packed with political chicanery. |
cunning | Ingenuity. Plants have evolved cunning defences. |
deception | An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers. Obtaining property by deception. |
deceptive | Designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently. He put the question with deceptive casualness. |
delude | Be false to; be dishonest with. Too many theorists have deluded the public. |
delusive | Giving a false or misleading impression. Delusive faith in a wonder drug. |
dishonesty | Lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing. The dismissal of thirty civil servants for dishonesty and misconduct. |
dissimulation | Concealment of one’s thoughts, feelings, or character; pretence. His audience consisted of a dissimulation of birds. |
duplicity | A fraudulent or duplicitous representation. The president was accused of duplicity in his dealings with Congress. |
enchant | Hold spellbound. Isabel was enchanted with the idea. |
enthrall | Hold spellbound. |
fascinate | Attract the strong attention and interest of (someone. I ve always been fascinated by computers. |
feint | A mock attack or movement in warfare, made in order to distract or deceive an enemy. A brief feint at the opponent s face. |
fraud | A person who makes deceitful pretenses. Prosecutions for social security frauds. |
fraudulence | Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage. |
fraudulent | Intended to deceive. Fraudulent psychics. |
guile | Sly or cunning intelligence. He used all his guile and guts to free himself from the muddle he was in. |
hoodwink | Influence by slyness. Staff were hoodwinked into thinking the cucumber was a sawn off shotgun. |
humbug | Deceive; trick. Poor Dave is easily humbugged. |
inducement | Act of bringing about a desired result. Companies were prepared to build only in return for massive inducements. |
lure | Something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed. The lure of the exotic East. |
scam | A dishonest scheme; a fraud. An insurance scam. |
skulduggery | Underhand, unscrupulous, or dishonest behaviour or activities. A firm that investigates commercial skulduggery. |
sly | Showing in an insinuating way that one has some secret knowledge that may be harmful or embarrassing. Sly as a fox. |
subterfuge | Deceit used in order to achieve one’s goal. He wasn t sick it was just a subterfuge. |
trickery | The practice of deception. The dealer resorted to trickery. |
wile | Lure; entice. She didn t employ any feminine wiles to capture his attention. |
wily | Marked by skill in deception. His wily opponents. |