Synonyms of inviting

1. invite, ask for, arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke: usage: increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism"
2. invite, ask over, ask round, request, bespeak, call for, quest: usage: invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?"
3. tempt, invite, stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir: usage: give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers"
4. invite, bid, request: usage: ask someone in a friendly way to do something
5. invite, pay for, interact: usage: have as a guest; "I invited them to a restaurant"
6. invite, ask in, request, bespeak, call for, quest: usage: ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee"
7. invite, call for, request, bespeak, call for, quest: usage: request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"
8. receive, take in, invite: usage: express willingness to have in one's home or environs; "The community warmly received the refugees"

1. inviting (vs. uninviting), invitatory, tantalizing, tantalising, tempting, tantalizing, tantalising, attractive: usage: attractive and tempting; "an inviting offer"