INTERESTED Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of interested

as in engaged

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as in concerned

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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

Competing with YouTube Still, Bajaria isn't interested in completely rewriting the rulebook. — Alex Sherman, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 Your parents really aren’t that interested in the racing scenes or, frankly, the medical stuff. — Josh Gondelman, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026

Verb

Camerlenghi says Gradara Castle has interested him since his childhood. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026 What interested him was the gap between the performance of power and whatever lives underneath it. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for interested

Recent Examples of Synonyms for interested

Adjective

That gives people agency and a reason to stay engaged with the problem rather than simply braced against it.

— Gilda D'Incerti, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
While there are plenty of familiar names (MrBeast is 85, Charli D’Amelio is 100, Mark Rober is 90) the top of the list is filled with creators that have much smaller — but also much more engaged — audiences.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of engaged

Adjective

European countries are growing concerned that Russia may decide to strike beyond the borders of Ukraine, leading governments across the continent to warn that any attempt by Moscow to destabilize the region will backfire.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026
Charging may matter more than the driving differences One of my biggest anxieties about driving an EV concerned charging.

— Lauren Swift, AJC.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of concerned

Verb

But he’s intrigued enough to take the file from Emma anyway and quickly concludes, along with River, that Loy did not break his own arm and then barbecue himself making marshmallows.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
When a solar sales team showed up at Craig McKinney's Waxahachie home last year, he was intrigued.

— Erin Jones, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of intrigued

Adjective

Stewart, however, will remain involved with IFFR’s Displacement Film Fund, the short film grant initiative founded and led by Cate Blanchett.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Other specialists may become involved if Sjögren’s disease affects the lungs, nerves, kidneys, or other organs.

— Julie Scott, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of involved

Verb

As Oppenheim put it at the film’s Venice press conference, he’d long been fascinated by Hansen, and only became more so after his wife gifted him a Cameo from the host for his birthday.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026
Here are four more scammers who fascinated people on the internet – plus one who people thought was a scammer but turned out not to be.

— Owen Carry, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of fascinated

Verb

Tom Bonser, who was chief financial officer, left in January and has since taken on a new position at Fulham — although his role is now filled by Tom Rawcliffe, who previously occupied similar jobs at AFC Wimbledon and Bristol City.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Israel argues that the territory is disputed rather than occupied, and asserts that Jews have a historical right to the land.

— Reuters, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026

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