What is another word for beguiling ?

with both feet on the ground

Having or showing skill in achieving one's ends, especially by deceit

skilful^UK

skillful^US

dexterous^US

dextrous^UK

phoney^UK

phony^US

showing great knowledge

practised^UK

practiced^US

knowing how many beans make five

enquiring^UK

inquiring^US

treating with kid gloves

having fancy footwork

economizing^US

in your best interests

thinking outside the box

in one's best interests

economising^UK

having all one's marbles

aesthetic^UK

well versed in the ways of the world

esthetic^US

recognized^US

recognised^UK

keeping a weather eye on

all ears

walking on egg shells

keeping on one's toes

handling with kid gloves

with one's eyes peeled

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Adjective

economical with the truth

Likely, capable of, or designed to, deceive

phony^US

phoney^UK

colored^US

coloured^UK

not backed up by evidence

flakey^US

flaky^UK

without substantiation

labouring under a misapprehension

wide of mark

barking up wrong tree

barking up the wrong tree

beyond the bounds of possibility

shallow

frivolous

paltry

without justification

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Adjective

Charming or enchanting, often in a deceptive way

enthralling

eye-catching

likeable^UK

likable^US

aesthetic^UK

esthetic^US

as pretty as a picture

appetizing^US

appetising^UK

marvellous^UK

marvelous^US

giving one food for thought

aesthetically pleasing

aesthetically appealing

savoury^UK

savory^US

civilized^US

physically attractive

civilised^UK

colourful^UK

galvanising^UK

galvanizing^US

looking like a million

colorful^US

like a dream come true

coloured^UK

colored^US

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“An immaculately dressed 60-year old with a beguiling smile.”

Adjective

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Very pleasing in nature

marvellous^UK

marvelous^US

a sight for sore eyes

savoury^UK

savory^US

appetizing^US

flavorsome^US

flavoursome^UK

appetising^UK

aesthetic^UK

esthetic^US

unrivaled^US

unrivalled^UK

of the highest standard

of the highest quality

likable^US

likeable^UK

flavourful^UK

skilful^UK

skillful^US

unequalled^UK

unequaled^US

aesthetically appealing

aesthetically pleasing

in a class all by itself

as pretty as a picture

honoured^UK

favored^US

physically attractive

born with a silver spoon in one's mouth

favorite^US

favoured^UK

favourite^UK

civilized^US

honored^US

favorable^US

favourable^UK

civilised^UK

like a dream come true

beggaring description

honorable^US

honourable^UK

dexterous^US

practised^UK

practiced^US

dextrous^UK

recognized^US

recognised^UK

like a million dollars

in a league of their own

worthy of commendation

in a class of its own

sombre^UK

somber^US

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Adjective

Acting or tending to diminish or avoid conflict or hostility

Adjective

(of a tune or phrase) Instantly appealing and memorable

likeable^UK

likable^US

with instant appeal

having a good hook

Verb

To be arousing someone

floating someone's boat

getting going

giving someone a thrill

lighting someone's fire

tickling someone's fancy

grabbing the attention of

sweeping off one's feet

holding the attention of

putting under a spell

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

monopolizing^US

voodooing

courting

whetting the appetite of

humouring^UK

humoring^US

holding one's attention

flirting with

keeping busy

relaxing

drawing one's attention

getting someone going

obsessing

subjecting

making an impression on

exhilarating

making sleepy

electrifying

rooting to the spot

arousing one's curiosity

capturing one's imagination

mattering to

whetting one's appetite

engaging one's attention

catching one's eye

sweeping off your feet

sending into raptures

tying up

holding attention

taking someone's breath away

sending into transports

using up

attending

committing

putting under magic spell

forspeaking

putting the whammy on

giving someone a charge

giving great pleasure to

pleasing greatly

giving a buzz

giving someone a kick

making roll in the aisles

cracking someone up

making smile

inclining

getting one's jollies

exerting influence on

catching someone's eye

exerting a pull on

daring

risking

holding your attention

making your mouth water

buttering up

dangling something

turning one's head

flying in the face of

having a get-together

tickling the fancy of

making someone's mouth water

keeping someone hanging on

winning the affection of

disarming

setting at ease

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“To beguile the time he talks of Transylvanian history with the mayor.”

Verb

The causing of amazement

Verb

playing someone for a sucker

Exploiting someone for one's personal gain

patronising^UK

patronizing^US

victimising^UK

victimizing^US

using for one's own ends

playing on

milking

taking liberties with

riding on the coat-tails

swindling

profiting by

enslaving

living off the backs of

withholding rights from

doing an injustice to

making a killing out of

doing well out of

making unfair claims on

trespassing

bringing to its knees

sucking the life out of

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Verb

Present participle for to deceive or fool someone

leading up the garden path

chiseling^US

chiselling^UK

pulling a fast one on

victimizing^US

victimising^UK

maneuvering^US

manoeuvring^UK

leading one down the garden path

pulling the wool over one's eyes

taking to the cleaners

trapping

wangling

pulling the wool over somebody's eyes

giving someone a bum steer

pulling the wool over someone's eyes

sending on a wild goose chase

pulling somebody's leg

putting on the wrong track

setting up

throwing off the scent

leading up garden path

pulling someone's leg

putting on false front

selling down the river

taking someone in

plotting

selling out

taking someone for a ride

putting up a front

working

pulling wool over eyes

putting up smoke screen

giving wrong information to

pulling something funny

hitting below the belt

putting someone up to something

leading down the garden path

sending on a wild-goose chase

pulling a fast one

selling a pup

making a sucker of

getting the better of

convincing

giving the wrong impression

whetting the appetite of

biasing^US

biassing^UK

playing a practical joke on

doing someone in the eye

taking to the cleaner's

doing number on

selling a bill of goods to

giving the come-on to

twisting around your little finger

dangling a carrot in front of

sweeping you off your feet

leaving holding the bag

passing yourself off as

yanking somebody's chain

departing from the truth

not telling the truth

saying something untrue

inventing a story

telling a terminological inexactitude

committing perjury

telling a falsehood

telling stories

bearing false witness

selling a bill of goods

putting one over on someone

enslaving

gipping

wrenching

pulling a fast one on someone

living off the backs of

making rings round

stealing a march on

withholding rights from

weaseling^US

weaselling^UK

selling someone down the river

rifling

copping out

beating around the bush

worming one's way out of

penalising^UK

baulking^UK

balking^US

penalizing^US

terrorizing^US

leading somebody down the garden path

skirting

sidestepping

going one better than

terrorising^UK

bleeding someone of something

eking out

stealing someone blind

putting the screws to

sucking the life out of

making pay through nose

worming something out of someone

obtaining by threats

obtaining by force

obtaining under duress

ill-using

obtaining by threat

putting the bite on someone for

blackmailing someone for

finding a loophole in

tampering with

exploiting a loophole in

fiddling with

interfering with

tinkering with

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“He used his newspapers to beguile his readers.”

Verb

Present participle for to help (time) pass pleasantly

Verb

bringing pressure to bear on

Present participle for coax

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

bringing someone round

talking into something

twisting somebody's arm

licking someone's boots

softening up

laying it on

complimenting excessively

rubbing the right way

humouring^UK

humoring^US

groveling^US

grovelling^UK

keeping someone sweet

ingratiating oneself with

demeaning oneself to

truckling to

bowing and scrape to

rubbing up the right way

dancing attendance on

curry favouring with

curry favoring

getting on the right side of

prostrating oneself to

grovelling to

expressing admiration for

paying blandishments to

paying court to

making much of

saying nice things about

adoring

revering

venerating

laying it on with a trowel

elevating

lionizing^US

raving over

worshipping^UK

worshiping^US

gushing over

fawning over

lionising^UK

kissing feet

putting on a pedestal

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Verb

bringing pressure to bear on

Present participle for to convince or manipulate

counselling^UK

counseling^US

twisting someone's arm

bringing round

coloring^US

colouring^UK

suborning

turning

bringing pressure to bear upon

carrying weight with

cutting any ice with

making yourself felt with

touching

biasing^US

biassing^UK

putting the screws on

exerting influence on

sweet-talking

sucking in

putting someone up to something

maneuvering^US

manoeuvring^UK

energizing^US

galvanizing^US

galvanising^UK

energising^UK

wheedling someone into

pressurizing someone into

pressing someone into

working over

pressuring someone into

reasoning someone into

prodding someone into

bringing someone round

winning argument

gaining confidence of

proving to

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Verb

Present participle for to find a way around (an obstacle)

Verb