INTERESTED Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

interested 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of interested

as in engaged

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as in concerned

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interested

2 of 2

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

Shepard band director Ken George helped spearhead the nomination process for students interested in attending by sending audition tapes. — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026 O’Neal and Smith seem more interested in continuing to spotlight basketball. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026

Verb

This question interested me as a computational biophysicist who studies how living systems process information and adapt to changing environments. — Shiladitya Banerjee, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026 Your three films to date reveal you as a filmmaker interested in structure. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interested

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Adjective

Finally, big hospital systems can fight back even when engaged employers try to steer patients to cheaper providers.

— Tony Lo Sasso, STAT, 29 Oct. 2026
Of the six engaged couples on Love Is Blind season 11, Boston’s Michaella Giorgio and Rob Feeley seemed most likely to make it down the aisle.

— Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of engaged

Adjective

Americans who are concerned today about the rampant corruption of our political system and capture of our economy should take note, show up and make sure their voices are heard in our own elections next week.

— Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
Investors were concerned about a slowdown in Google’s search advertising business and a ramp-up in AI spending.

— Lucy Bayly, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of concerned

Verb

Still, there were a number of real-life court cases that intrigued him as a storyteller with a journalism background.

— Tomris Laffly, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
Played by Steve Earle, Dale offers Lee a sandwich, but Lee is more intrigued by a novelty mug in the cab of his truck.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of intrigued

Adjective

Levy became involved with the Furby when his friend, Dave Hampton, who invented the toy with co-creator Caleb Chung, called Levy who had a talent for making pitches and had the connection.

— Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
The involved parties seem to grasp the value of promoting the garden as a haven for the creatures that have called our region home for centuries.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of involved

Adjective

Andrew Durand, with his handsome crab-apple features, makes a perfectly quizzical Benjamin; Kelsee Kimmel is stirring as his true love, who shares his age just once.

— Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Mann accepts it all gracefully, but there’s also something a bit quizzical and lost in his expression.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of quizzical

Verb

On a visit to the Bargello sculpture museum in Florence, Italy, a 3-year-old friend of mine was fascinated by its statues’ naked butts.

— Blake Gopnik, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026
He’s always been obsessed with historic epochs like the Civil War and World War II and fascinated with the post-war boom and the sojourns of Route 66.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of fascinated

Adjective

Gray was more enthralled by artists such as Duane Michals and Guy Bourdin, who wielded the camera to surreal effect.

— Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of enthralled

Verb

The 18-story building collapsed Friday in a busy commercial street of the capital Nairobi, trapping construction workers and people reportedly inside shops on the ground and basement floors that had been illegally occupied.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
One in coastal California extends approximately 620 miles long, while several smaller supercolonies occupied surrounding territories.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

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