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adjective

Definition of interestednext
1
as in engaged

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2
as in concerned

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interested

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verb

past tense of interest
as in intrigued
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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Recent Examples of interested
Adjective
A lot like what has happened with Tom Holland and Zendaya, these two just aren’t interested in people knowing about their personal life. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Aug. 2026 In the meantime, Chinatown Branch Library is hosting monthly help sessions for residents interested in enrolling in CalFresh. — Melody Xu, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
What interested you in the character initially? — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2026 To my surprise, that interested him—most men wouldn’t have wanted to hear about it. — Joyce Johnson, New Yorker, 23 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for interested
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interested
  1. engaged
  2. concerned
  3. intrigued
  4. involved
  5. quizzical
  6. fascinated
  7. enthralled
  8. occupied
Adjective
  • This isn't a willpower failure but deliberate product engineering, leveraging loss aversion to keep users engaged.
    — Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Do a variety of exercise activities to keep yourself engaged.
    — Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of engaged
Adjective
  • Unfortunately, despite the best bipartisan intentions of all concerned over the last 18 months, any initiative for a federal TV and film has withered on the Executive Office and Congressional vine.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Later in life, Didulo seemed especially concerned with — and sensitive to — housing justice.
    — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of concerned
Verb
  • When Kansas City launched a program to help local businesses fill vacant storefronts during the FIFA World Cup, Béty Lê Shackelford was intrigued.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Frozen yogurt experienced a boom in the early 2000s, Webster noted, when consumers were similarly intrigued by healthier-sounding options.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of intrigued
Adjective
  • Giorgio Armani was highly involved in all aspects of this project.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Two of the involved officers later sued Torres-Walker for alleged defamation over Facebook posts calling them racists, though both cops were later charged with bribery and implicated in the city’s police racist texting scandal.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of involved
Adjective
  • Dozens of media outlets, from international agencies to local TV stations to true crime podcasters, were inside the Lexington County courthouse to again chronicle every forehead rub and quizzical look from the once rich and imposing Southern lawyer.
    — Jeffrey Collins, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • By widening the lens, Clark is able to redirect the book’s gaze from the mother toward a quizzical, sometimes critical, but not unaffectionate portrait of two generations of political activism, with the attendant self-involvement and domestic negligence.
    — James Wood, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Definition of quizzical
Verb
  • One thing people are fascinated by is the relationships between women in WWE.
    — Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 31 July 2026
  • He had long been fascinated by historical fiction, but had never had the opportunity to create a work of his own.
    — William Jones, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of fascinated
Adjective
  • Rochelle worked there as an assistant to the principal, and was less enthralled with the idea of Alex following his father’s path.
    — Michael Silver, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • But Caldwell is more enthralled by what’s possible at the restaurant level.
    — John Kell, Fortune, 17 June 2026
Definition of enthralled
Verb
  • At the end of 2020, hundreds of hospitals were at full capacity, and more than 90% of ICU beds were occupied in a third of all hospitals.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • LeBron already occupied the throne when Curry came out of nowhere to challenge him for Larry O’Brien trophies.
    — Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of occupied

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