entice
To tempt someone by offering them something nice.
entice in a sentence
- Dad tried to entice the shy kitten out from under the bed with a piece of chicken.
- The smell of fresh bread was enough to entice shoppers straight through the bakery door.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to entice?
- Atempt
- Bdiscourage
- Crepel
- Dscare
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A: tempt. The other three mean the opposite of entice.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to entice?
- Arepel
- Btempt
- Clure
- Dattract
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A: repel. The other three mean nearly the same as entice.
Words that mean something similar
tempt, lure, attract
Words that mean the opposite
repel, discourage, scare
More words about behaviour & manners
- exempt: Allowed to skip something that everyone else must do.
- extravagant: Spending or costing far more than is needed.
- feign: To pretend to feel or be something.
- feud: A long, bitter quarrel between two people or groups.
- forbid: To order someone not to do something.
- forsake: To leave behind someone or something you should stay with.
- frivolous: Silly and not serious, when you really ought to be sensible.
- frugal: Careful not to waste money or things.
More words to explore
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Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test