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Synonyms & Antonyms of interesting
(Entry 1 of 2)
holding the attention or provoking interest
- an interesting lecture on conflicts in the Middle East since the demise of the Ottoman Empire
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- boring,
- drab,
- dry,
- dull,
- heavy,
- monotonous,
- tedious,
- uninteresting
interesting
verbpresent participle of interest
Synonyms & Antonyms of interesting (Entry 2 of 2)
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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The first known use of interesting was in 1768
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