diverting

di·vert·ing

adj \də-ˈvər-tiŋ, dī-\

Definition of DIVERTING

: providing amusement or entertainment <a diverting evening>

— di·vert·ing·ly adverb

Examples of DIVERTING

1. <some tall and diverting tales were told by the festival's roving storyteller>

First Known Use of DIVERTING

1655

Related to DIVERTING

Synonyms: amusing, delightful, fun, enjoyable, entertaining, pleasurable

Antonyms: boring, drab, dreary, dull, flat, heavy, humdrum, jading, leaden, monotonous, pedestrian, pleasureless, ponderous, stodgy, stuffy, tedious, tiresome, tiring, uninteresting, wearisome, weary, wearying

Related Words: agreeable, beguiling, nice, pleasant, satisfying, welcome; recreational; antic, comic, comical, droll, farcical, funny, hilarious, humorous, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, riotous, risible, sidesplitting, uproarious; blithesome, gay, gleeful, happy, jocose, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful, sunny; exciting, stimulating, thrilling

Near Antonyms: disagreeable, displeasing, distasteful, uncongenial, unlovely, unpleasant, unpleasing, unwelcome

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