" beguiling "

1: clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means;

  * e.g., " ... a smart and beguiling child who can manipulate her parents with alarming ease "

•  Synonyms : 

•  artful,

•  cagey,

•  crafty,

•  cunning,

•  cute,

•  designing,

•  devious,

•  dodgy,

•  foxy,

•  guileful,

•  scheming,

•  shrewd,

•  slick,

•  sly,

•  subtle,

•  tricky,

•  wily

•  Antonyms : 

•  artless,

•  guileless,

•  ingenuous,

•  innocent,

•  undesigning

2: tending or having power to deceive;

  * e.g., " ... the beguiling allure of a life of crime "

•  Synonyms : 

•  deceitful,

•  deceiving,

•  deceptive,

•  deluding,

•  delusive,

•  delusory,

•  fallacious,

•  false,

•  misleading,

•  specious

•  Antonyms : 

•  aboveboard,

•  forthright,

•  nondeceptive,

•  straightforward

1: to attract or delight as if by magic;

  * e.g., " ... the magician effortlessly beguiled and amazed the children "

•  Synonyms : 

•  alluring,

•  bewitching,

•  captivating,

•  charming,

•  enchanting,

•  fascinating,

•  killing,

•  magnetizing,

•  wiling,

•  witching

•  Antonyms : 

•  undeceiving

2: to cause to believe what is untrue;

  * e.g., " ... beguiled her into believing that yet another worthless item would enhance her life "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bamboozling,

•  bluffing,

•  buffaloing,

•  burning,

•  catching,

•  conning,

•  cozening,

•  deceiving,

•  deluding,

•  duping,

•  faking out,

•  fooling,

•  gaffing,

•  gammoning,

•  gulling,

•  having,

•  having on,

•  hoaxing,

•  hoodwinking,

•  hornswoggling,

•  humbugging,

•  juggling,

•  misguiding,

•  misinforming,

•  misleading,

•  snookering,

•  snowing,

•  spoofing,

•  stringing along,

•  suckering,

•  sucking in,

•  taking in,

•  tricking

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage;

  * e.g., " ... was beguiled by the promise of easy money as a drug dealer "

•  Synonyms : 

•  alluring,

•  baiting,

•  betraying,

•  decoying,

•  enticing,

•  leading on,

•  luring,

•  seducing,

•  soliciting,

•  tempting

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to attract or delight as if by magic;

  * e.g., " ... the magician effortlessly beguiled and amazed the children "

•  Synonyms : 

•  allure,

•  bewitch,

•  captivate,

•  charm,

•  enchant,

•  fascinate,

•  kill,

•  magnetize,

•  wile,

•  witch

•  Antonyms : 

•  undeceive

2: to cause to believe what is untrue;

  * e.g., " ... beguiled her into believing that yet another worthless item would enhance her life "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bamboozle,

•  bluff,

•  buffalo,

•  burn,

•  catch,

•  con,

•  cozen,

•  deceive,

•  delude,

•  dupe,

•  fake out,

•  fool,

•  gaff,

•  gammon,

•  gull,

•  have,

•  have on,

•  hoax,

•  hoodwink,

•  hornswoggle,

•  humbug,

•  juggle,

•  misguide,

•  misinform,

•  mislead,

•  snooker,

•  snow,

•  spoof,

•  string along,

•  suck in,

•  sucker,

•  take in,

•  trick

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage;

  * e.g., " ... was beguiled by the promise of easy money as a drug dealer "

•  Synonyms : 

•  allure,

•  bait,

•  betray,

•  decoy,

•  entice,

•  lead on,

•  lure,

•  seduce,

•  solicit,

•  tempt

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)