engaging

adjective

en·​gag·​ing in-ˈgā-jiŋ 

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: tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive

an engaging smile

engagingly

in-ˈgā-jiŋ-lē 

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adverb

Synonyms of engaging

• appealing
• charismatic
• attractive
• charming
• fascinating

Examples of engaging in a Sentence

movie stars often have an engaging aura that is hard to describe

a movie with an engaging story that will hold your interest for a couple of hours

Recent Examples on the Web

Here are a few important ideas that can fortify children who are entering this unknown land – as told through five engaging books that may help new students prepare for their journey ahead. — Liz Rosenberg, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026

Without parallel efforts to make schoolwork more engaging and support frustrated students, schools risk mistaking compliance for attention and the absence of a phone for well-being. — Kavin Bendre, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Kranti Shanbhag, founder of Rocket Reels, said the company set out from the start to tell engaging stories in a format built around how people actually live and consume media today. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

But that’s the cheapest and easiest way to scan books as fast as possible, and AI companies are in a race to advance their models by training on the kind of engaging, high-quality long-form texts that can only be found in books. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1673, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for engaging

• rampaging
• ageing
• aging
• caging
• gaging
• gauging
• paging
• raging
• staging
• swaging
• waging
• disengaging

Kids Definition

engaging

adjective

en·​gag·​ing

in-ˈgā-jiŋ

: having a very pleasing appearance or manner : attractive

engagingly adverb