Tantalizing

Synonyms for "tantalizing" (144 found)

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Closest matches (29)

Strong matches (43)

Related words (72)

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Translations

13 translations across 7 languages.

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Chinese Mandarin

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  • 挑逗性的 adj (teasing, desirable, but out of reach)

French

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  • alléchant adj (teasing, desirable, but out of reach)

German

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  • aufreizend adj (teasing, desirable, but out of reach)
  • quälend adj (teasing, desirable, but out of reach)
  • reizend adj (teasing, desirable, but out of reach)
  • spannend adj (teasing, desirable, but out of reach)

Italian

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  • allettante adj (teasing, desirable, but out of reach)

Portuguese

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  • tentador adj (teasing, desirable, but out of reach)
  • tentadora adj (teasing, desirable, but out of reach)

Russian

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  • манящий adj (teasing, desirable, but out of reach)

Spanish

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  • tantalizante adj (teasing, desirable, but out of reach)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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Make those images of the dishes as tantalizing as possible.

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Yanni gave police a tantalizing tip that led them straight to Rima's killer.

Source: tatoeba (10179768)

It's a tantalizing thought.

Source: tatoeba (10733908)

It was a tantalizing thought.

Source: tatoeba (10737893)

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