tantalising

Questions about tantalising

What does tantalising mean?

tantalising means "arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in tantalising?

tantalising has 4 syllables: tan-ta-li-sing. The stress falls on "ta".

What is another word for tantalising?

Close synonyms include tantalizing, tantalizing, tempting. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tantalising a common word?

tantalising is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.