Antonyms of adj uninviting

2 senses of uninviting

Sense 1
uninviting (vs. inviting) -- (neither attractive nor tempting)

inviting (vs. uninviting) -- (attractive and tempting; "an inviting offer")
        => invitatory -- (conveying an invitation; "a brief invitatory note")
        => tantalizing, tantalising, tempting -- (very pleasantly inviting; "a tantalizing aroma"; "a tempting repast")
        => tantalizing, tantalising -- (arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach; "a tantalizing taste of success")

Sense 2
uninviting, untempting -- (not tempting)

INDIRECT (VIA unseductive) -> seductive -- (tending to entice into a desired action or state)

Similarity of adj uninviting

2 senses of uninviting

Sense 1
uninviting (vs. inviting) -- (neither attractive nor tempting)
       => unattractive, untempting -- (not appealing to the senses; "untempting food")
          Also See-> unattractive#1

Sense 2
uninviting, untempting -- (not tempting)
       => unseductive (vs. seductive) -- (not seductive)

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