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

When Kansas City launched a program to help local businesses fill vacant storefronts during the FIFA World Cup, Béty Lê Shackelford was intrigued. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026

Frozen yogurt experienced a boom in the early 2000s, Webster noted, when consumers were similarly intrigued by healthier-sounding options. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Martin, who says she has been intrigued by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, says so many voters are just struggling to get by and are hungry for sweeping change. — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026

And each one has had some interesting worthwhile; upgrades or changes that have intrigued people. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 31 July 2026

The possibility of this partnership intrigued football folks everywhere. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 28 July 2026

Matthews and his team were intrigued by how this mechanism works, but realized that using air sacs to regulate buoyancy while diving presents a problem. — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 23 July 2026

Many tasters were intrigued by Madre’s intense smoke, but in the end, some tasters deemed it too polarizing for either cocktails or sipping. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 July 2026

When the Covid-19 vaccine was released in 2020, Daniel Pendergast was intrigued. — Leah Rosenbaum, STAT, 23 July 2026