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
Trap
Trap verb - To catch or hold as if in a net.
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Trap and Tempt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/tempt/trap
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