TANTALISM Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word tantalism. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for TANTALISM
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allure | nounn | |||||||
noun • the power to entice or attract through personal charm verb • dispose or incline or entice to | ||||||||
allurement | nounn | |||||||
noun • attractiveness • the power to entice or attract through personal charm • the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money) | ||||||||
attraction | nounn | |||||||
noun • the force by which one object attracts another • an entertainment that is offered to the public • the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts • a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts • an entertainer who attracts large audiences | ||||||||
baiting | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • harassment especially of a tethered animal | ||||||||
charm | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates • a verbal formula believed to have magical force • something believed to bring good luck • (physics) one of the six flavors of quark, the third most massive of all quarks verb • attract; cause to be enamored • control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft • protect through supernatural powers or charms • induce into action by using one's charm | ||||||||
enchantment | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual • a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation • a magical spell | ||||||||
enthrallment | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual | ||||||||
enticement | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that seduces or has the quality to seduce • qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward • the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire | ||||||||
fascination | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror) • a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual • the capacity to attract intense interest | ||||||||
invitation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something • a tempting allurement | ||||||||
provocation | nounn | |||||||
noun • unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment • something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action • needed encouragement | ||||||||
seduction | nounn | |||||||
noun • enticing someone astray from right behavior • an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone | ||||||||
tantalization | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances | ||||||||
teasing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances • playful vexation • the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb adjective satellite • playfully vexing (especially by ridicule) • arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it • causing irritation or annoyance | ||||||||
temptation | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that seduces or has the quality to seduce • the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid • the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire |