tantalizing

[tan-tl-ahy-zing] / ˈtæn tlˌaɪ zɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

enticing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alluring

STRONG

drawing persuading

WEAK

beautiful mouthwatering

Example Sentences

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LONDON—United Airlines dangled a tantalizing offer a day before my flight to San Francisco.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

And yet the prospect of using origami to improve existing technologies is, for some, tantalizing.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

They’re inspiring and tantalizing, each salad photo a beautiful showcase of visual media at its finest.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

There were tantalizing glimpses in the second half against Iowa.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

I don’t think I have ever seen anything that looked half so beautiful, a quarter so tantalizing.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson