BECKONING Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of beckoning

as in inviting

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noun

as in invitation

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verb

present participle of beckon

as in motioning

to direct or notify by a movement or gesture beckoned the bashful child to come closer

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Recent Examples of beckoning

Adjective

Dickinson’s line readings are barbed yet beckoning, delivered with wild subtext bubbling just beneath the surface of his speech. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025 Israel will not hold elections at the beckoning call of President Biden or the preaching American media. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2024 As with any festival worthy of its reputation, Telluride offers more beckoning films than attendees can see. — Lisa Kennedy, The Know, 29 Aug. 2019 An overnight visit also improves visitors’ chances of hearing the beckoning howls of the wolves. — Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, 20 Apr. 2017

Noun

At a point in the country’s history in which the possibility of making a living wage, much less achieving the American Dream, seems ever dimmer, TikTok might appear to be a potential solution—an online frontier beckoning to those who are daring and persistent enough to conquer it. — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2025 Sine later told Sportico the firm’s financial arrangements with the Terrapins were similar to those with Oregon State, although Maryland—at Blueprint’s beckoning—has declined to publicly disclose those details, even in response to open records requests. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2025 Is a profound transformation beckoning? — Usa Today, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025

Verb

My lunch companion, aka my perpetually starving 16-year-old son, Nicholas, was floored by how quickly our pagers lit up, beckoning us to come grab grub. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2026 Half were male in aura, squatting with their long lenses and beckoning confidence, always ready to pontificate, and the other half were female, a demure box into which a slide could be slipped, bringing the room to life. — Literary Hub, 12 Oct. 2026 For those eager for a closer look, there are a variety of hiking trails beckoning for further exploration. — Kevin Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2026 One person reported hearing an evil voice beckoning the two into the mansion. — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026 Later, in her dying moments, Wuornos sees Lizzie beckoning to her. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026 Each fall vast portions of the country are blanketed with palettes of colorful foliage beckoning leaf peepers to come enjoy the dazzling displays. — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 All day long, my feed serves up a parade of pretty platforms and squishy sandals, beckoning me to part with my savings. — Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 31 July 2026 Between the gold-medal trout streams winding through the valleys and the canyons beckoning whitewater boaters, the rivers of Colorado contribute $19 billion per year through recreation alone. — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for beckoning

Adjective

The narrow, 18-seat nook feels equally inviting but more discreet with low tables and chairs and dim lighting—perfect for date night.

— Jaclyn DeGiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
All of the rooms are warm and inviting, with a river-rock fireplace in the living room and the library done up with floor-to-ceiling knotty pine bookshelves.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of inviting

Noun

Like the epiphany in the park, the story is an invitation into his dizziness, rather than a flipbook retelling of thoughts, and far more resonant for it.

— Alex Robert Ross, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
When Apple scheduled its launch the day before Nothing’s in March, Nothing graffitied over Apple’s invitation and Pei posted it online.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of invitation

Adjective

What unfolds is a heartbreaking, at times haunting story about a little boy who strove to become a legend, and the woman who understood his manic, at times reckless drive.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
For decades, the 1934 photograph of the Loch Ness Monster was a haunting image of a lost world.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of haunting

Noun

Admittedly, the album’s ’90s sound palette has echoes of millennial nostalgia bait—but then again, when has nostalgia not been part of Hemsworth’s appeal?

— Mehan Jayasuriya, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
The government filed an emergency appeal asking the justices to lift a lower court decision halting construction.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of appeal

Verb

Many of those violet-clad, towel-waving fans packed Chase Center for a Game 4 watch party.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
The cast members, if not running to de-wig and get into their next costume, can be seen dancing, waving and greeting others buried in that centre-stage circus.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of waving

Adjective

And while a country pivot for Boyz II Men is plenty intriguing in and of itself, the 2027 album will also be the trio’s first in 10 years since 2017’s Under the Streetlight.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2026
Still, there's something intriguing about the idea of a child becoming an investor before graduating from high school.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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