Antonyms for inviting

Grammar : Adj

Spell : in-vahy-ting

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈvaɪ tɪŋ

Definition of inviting

Origin : "attractive, alluring," c.1600, from present participle of invite (v.).

adj alluring, captivating

Example sentences :

It was the marshal calling to them that Andrew was gone and inviting them in to finish him.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

There was self-assertion, but not of the antagonistic—solely of the inviting sort.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

Beyond Schwitter's the highroad stretched, broad and inviting, across the State.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

I knew that she was inviting me to follow her, but I refused to move.
Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson

He bent forward a little, with the air of inviting a confidence.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

There was no reason for inviting him alone; besides, it was happier to sit by, leaving him to some one else.
Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown

A number of my friends ate it because of its inviting taste and odor.
Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard

I supposed that your object in inviting me to this interview was peace.
Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

Inviting you to share her box at the opera so that you may be seen in public with that man.
Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine

So, as inviting her was out of the question, he resolved not to attend, himself.
Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

Synonyms for inviting

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