Meaning & use
temptation
A strong desire to do something, especially something unwise, forbidden, or harmful.
See it in a sentence
He resisted the temptation to check his phone during the exam.
The smell of fresh cookies was too great a temptation to ignore.
A note on using this word
Temptation often implies an inner conflict between desire and better judgment, unlike urge, which is more neutral.
Words with a similar meaning
urgeenticement
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
restraint
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