lead on

verb

Definition of lead onnext
as in to tempt
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage a con man whose dupes are usually led on by their own greed and eagerness to turn an easy buck

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lead on
  1. tempt
  2. lure
  3. seduce
  4. persuade
  5. entice
Verb
  • Heller calibrated simplified acting games for the kids but also used the kind of reverse psychology anybody can tempt a toddler with.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
  • We were tempted to eat all our meals there because everything was so good.
    Lois Alter Mark, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of tempt
Verb
  • West’s story is commonplace in the predatory world of post-graduate football, where thousands of young men have been lured by the promise of achieving their athletic aspirations, a USA TODAY investigation found.
    Kenny Jacoby, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Recommended Joy Five years after fire, a shining Notre Dame is ready to reopen its doors Underpinning the currency appreciation is a new tax amnesty to lure Argentines to declare their hidden United States dollar savings – longs squirreled away in offshore bank accounts and under mattresses.
    Isabel Debre, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of lure
Verb
  • The film was way ahead of its time with Fox as a demon possessed it girl, seducing and devouring mainly men.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • In one scene, Naomi seduces Jordan by walking into the room wearing nothing but stockings and shoes.
    Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of seduce
Verb
  • Four vulnerabilities in WebKit were fixed in iOS 18.2, allowing memory corruption if you were persuaded to interact with malicious web content.
    Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • For Democrats who agree with Raskin, no amount of calls for returning to normalcy will persuade them to attend Trump's swearing-in ceremony.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of persuade
Verb
  • Email newsletters are admittedly pretty common, but those that entice audiences to routinely click through and engage with their content are a rare breed.
    Jodi Amendola, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • China extends visa-free transit policy China has tripled the amount of time visitors can spend in the country without a visa in yet another move to entice more foreign tourists.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of entice
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lead on

lead one down the garden path

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