INTERESTING Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈin-t(ə-)rə-stiŋ

Definition of interesting

as in intriguing

holding the attention or provoking interest an interesting lecture on conflicts in the Middle East since the demise of the Ottoman Empire

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verb

present participle of interest

as in fascinating

to hold the attention of the book didn't interest me, so I ended up watching the parade of people on the sidewalk

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However, what's particularly interesting is how similar technical conditions developed ahead of the market's two largest corrections over the past year and a half. — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026 What makes the concept even more interesting is that most everyone has experienced this feeling, even people who have never played sports. — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026 War is at its most interesting when distanced from the familiar beats of a divorce story — the kid, the shouting, the regrets — and focused on its original characters. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026 What’s interesting was the surprising number of companies that could not immediately say who their importer of record was on which lanes. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interesting

Recent Examples of Synonyms for interesting

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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

Definition of intriguing

Verb

From bizarre medical tests to a mass phobia of beans, here are 14 surprising facts that reveal just how inventive, eccentric, and fascinating the ancient Greeks really were.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
The trailer promises fascinating new characters, like one man who lives on a sailboat for most of the year.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of fascinating

Adjective

Established in 2016 by physicist Stephen Hawking and Starmus, the award honors those who have gone above and beyond to make science accessible, engaging and inspiring.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Monet’s water lilies are a big draw, but the collection is overall smart and engaging.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of engaging

Adjective

Perhaps less exciting is the fact her failures are more than just the flawed Edison machine.

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026
The radio series takes in interviews with academic hormone specialists, including the team at Imperial College in London who are conducting some of the most exciting and innovative research in this area.

— Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of exciting

Adjective

Research may become absorbing, or a conversation could send you down a very productive rabbit hole.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Cooke samples an absorbing range of hoaxes, from the college students who convinced the world that an imaginary Scotsman had invented the electric toaster to the Chinese housewife who fabricated an entire war out of boredom.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026

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