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

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