decoyed

verb

Definition of decoyednext
past tense of decoy
as in tempted
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage tacky souvenir shops to which first-time tourists had been decoyed into spending their hard-earned money

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decoyed
  1. tempted
  2. lured
  3. seduced
  4. persuaded
  5. enticed
Verb
  • After seeing how well the team responded the next day, is Shanahan tempted to ask that duo to talk again?
    Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
  • You might be tempted to contend that the person calling the other one a liar must be the one with the apple.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of tempted
Verb
  • As country has caught fire, it’s lured in the rest of the music business too, with coastal labels signing upcoming artists out of Nashville.
    Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
  • But fracking was developed by scientists and implemented by entrepreneurs lured to the field by those high prices.
    Bill Conerly, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of lured
Verb
  • Eugene’s centipede necklace—the same necklace worn by the man Lee seduced at the beginning of the film—has come alive and is moving.
    Barry Levitt, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Guillaume, who hails from a winemaking family in France, could have been making wine in Bordeaux but was seduced by the terroir of Paso Robles.
    Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of seduced
Verb
  • Some members have been persuaded to vote yes.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Shelton views the previous numbers negatively, but the bet here is that she could be persuaded to view them positively, all the while wishing that wealth gains going to the top percentile were higher.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of persuaded
Verb
  • They’re obviously enticed by how far this might go.
    David Pierce, The Verge, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Multiple post-Thanksgiving sales events keep shoppers enticed after Black Friday, including Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, which the National Retail Federation’s online arm designated in 2005.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of enticed
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