Synonyms of intrigued

intrigued 1 of 2

adjective

as in interested

Related Words

• interested
• engaged
• involved
• engrossed
• enthralled
• immersed
• focused
• absorbed
• rapt
• observant
• attentive
• intent
• mesmerized
• hypnotized
• conscious
• deep
• watchful
• alert
• alive
• wide-awake
• open-eyed

Dissimilar Words

• distracted
• absent
• unfocused
• abstracted
• inattentive
• absentminded
• oblivious
• preoccupied
• remote
• dreamy
• lost
• unabsorbed
• foggy
• hazy
• uninterested
• disinterested
• apathetic
• inobservant
• daydreaming
• faraway

intrigued

2 of 2

verb

past tense of intrigue

1

as in plotted

to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends

evidence that the leading manufacturers had intrigued to keep prices artificially high

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plotted
• schemed
• planned
• contrived
• conspired
• connived
• colluded
• machinated
• devised
• concocted
• put up
• designed
• manipulated
• engineered
• hatched
• compassed
• counterplotted
• maneuvered
• brewed
• cooked (up)
• shaped
• mapped
• laid out
• jockeyed
• framed

2

as in fascinated

to hold the attention of

the mystery story intrigued me so that I read it in one sitting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interested
• fascinated
• immersed
• occupied
• involved
• attracted
• gripped
• engrossed
• busied
• engaged
• enthralled
• bemused
• enchanted
• distracted
• absorbed
• preoccupied
• captivated
• obsessed
• enwrapped
• charmed
• caught up
• mesmerized
• caught one's eye
• bewitched
• allured
• hypnotized
• beguiled
• monopolized
• hogged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bored
• tired
• wearied
• jaded
• palled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of intrigued

Adjective

The women stare back at her with sullen but intrigued faces. — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026

Preservation in progress On a Tuesday in July, a dozen or so visitors ambled between Fallingwater’s main living room and its terrace, museum-tour headsets dangling from their ears, appearing more intrigued than irritated by the tower of scaffolding and tarps that rose above them. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025

Like most people, I was intrigued by the possibilities AI might bring into the world — more intrigued, not surprisingly, when those possibilities included cures for disease, solutions to poverty and not taking the jobs of every journalist still standing. — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025

That defensive mindset is a part of the reason why the Magic were so intrigued with the 20-year-old prospect. — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2025

The ‘Likely Not Going Anywhere’ Division Thomas Novak — The Penguins remain very intrigued by him. — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 17 June 2025

Selin, a Harvard freshman, becomes intrigued and then enamored by Ivan, an older mathematics student from Hungary. — Literary Hub, 21 May 2025

Teams are very intrigued to have some of their lead evaluators head over to Europe to get eyes on him and see what’s happening. — Sam Vecenie, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025

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

Neal, who grew up a 49ers fan, put it bluntly when he and his father were asked why the family was so intrigued by the Seahawks in particular. — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Since Simpson was drafted out of Georgia Tech in 2022, Mottola wanted Rays minor-league coaches to refrain from making any changes, intrigued to see how far the unique skill set could take him. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2026

The dentists Allure spoke with were on the whole intrigued and/or impressed by the CameraJet. — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 4 Sep. 2026

As someone with genetic hyperpigmentation (aka many, many freckles), I was also intrigued by the way vitamin C eases discoloration. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 4 Sep. 2026

When word of mouth started spreading on Facebook, including an image of the restaurant’s sign stating that it's been around since 1929, The Enquirer’s food & dining writer Keith Pandolfi became intrigued. — Stephen Wilder, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Sep. 2026

When some of his friends became smokejumpers, he was intrigued. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026