Alert and Tempt

Alert

Alert verb - To give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk.

Tempt is an antonym for alert.

Nearby Words: alertness, alerted, alerting, alerter

Tempt

Tempt verb - To lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage.
Usage example: that chocolate dessert sure tempts me, but I should stick with my diet

Alert is an antonym for tempt.

Nearby Words: tempting, temptation, tempter

Common collocations

people alert people tempt people
children alert children tempt children
someone alert someone tempt someone
twilight alert twilight tempt twilight
Other words: brother, anyone, player, everyone, humans, kids, readers, members.
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