INTRIGUED Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of intrigued

as in interested

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verb

past tense of intrigue

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

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as in fascinated

to hold the attention of the mystery story intrigued me so that I read it in one sitting

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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

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 Yet some European philosophers were intrigued by the monism of Vedanta philosophy, whereas Evangelical Christians saw the same monism as a foundation for proselytizing Christian monotheism. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026 Doctors are watching too, with some intrigued by the objective data and others worried users could mistake it for real medical screening. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for intrigued

Adjective

Though Lock and Fleury aren’t Darnold and Kubiak, Wednesday night’s game demonstrated that Seattle is not interested in making terribly many overarching changes from last year’s general offensive approach.

— Andrew Destin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Ultimately, Emily is right that Vicki isn’t interested in sharing her life or building organic relationships the way that the rest of them are.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of interested

Verb

During the Hugging Face breach, OpenAI agents autonomously plotted a digital heist that went undetected for more than a week, intensifying concerns OpenAI is sacrificing safety to push the AI frontier.

— Reuters, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
Emily’s misguided research ultimately proves that love stories can’t be plotted and graphed like science experiments; more modern studio romantic comedies could stand to learn the same lesson.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of plotted

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

Adjective

The city offered a large stadium, a useful location on the eastern seaboard and an engaged venue and franchise owner.

— Daniel Gallan, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Today, times are good for the city of 17,000 thanks to its big businesses, small-town charm and engaged citizens, Mayor Chris Pimentel told The Times.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of engaged

Verb

For the past eight months, Michigan players have been immersed in The Whittingham Way.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Her brand Bugatchi is celebrating its 45th anniversary and has more than 1,000 retail customers, a solid design and research team, and a robust shop-in-shop program, plus two of her sons are immersed in the business.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of immersed

Adjective

Kasek assured the committee that one former booster allegedly heavily involved in the previous rule violations has been told to stay away from the program.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Emirati executive Taher, who is well-respected in the Arab business community, was appointed as its first chairwoman to work alongside Abrian, who remains involved in making Dubai the Gulf’s definitive fashion week.

— Sujata Assomull, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of involved

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

Definition of occupied

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