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temptation has 1 distinct synonym spread across 2 of its 3 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. WordNet records no antonym for it — antonymy is a relation between word forms rather than concepts, so it is deliberately sparse.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid
“he felt the temptation and his will power weakened”
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for temptation come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.
the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire
“his enticements were shameless”