DECOYING Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word decoying. (close relations)
Definition of DECOYING
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entrap | verbv | |||||||
verb • take or catch as if in a snare or trap • catch in or as if in a trap | ||||||||
allures | verbv | |||||||
noun • the power to entice or attract through personal charm verb • dispose or incline or entice to | ||||||||
beguiles | verbv | |||||||
verb • influence by slyness • attract; cause to be enamored | ||||||||
entices | verbv | |||||||
verb • provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion | ||||||||
inveigles | verbv | |||||||
verb • influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering | ||||||||
lures | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward • anything that serves as an enticement • something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed verb • provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion | ||||||||
seduces | verbv | |||||||
verb • induce to have sex • lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct | ||||||||
snares | nounn | |||||||
noun • something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares • a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head • a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities • strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit • a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose verb • catch in or as if in a trap • entice and trap | ||||||||
tempts | verbv | |||||||
verb • dispose or incline or entice to • provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion • give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting • induce into action by using one's charm • try to seduce • try presumptuously | ||||||||
bait | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • anything that serves as an enticement • something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed verb • harass with persistent criticism or carping • lure, entice, or entrap with bait • attack with dogs or set dogs upon | ||||||||
lure | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward • anything that serves as an enticement • something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed verb • provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion | ||||||||
steerer | nounn | |||||||
noun • the person who steers a ship • a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot) |