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synonyms for interesting
1 sense of interesting
Sense 1
interesting (vs. uninteresting) -- (arousing or holding the attention)
=> absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, gripping, riveting -- (capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a fascinating story")
=> entertaining -- (agreeably diverting; "an entertaining puppet show"; "films should be entertaining")
=> amusing, amusive, diverting -- (providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story")
=> intriguing -- (capable of arousing interest or curiosity; "our team came up with some most intriguing finds")
=> newsworthy -- (sufficiently interesting to be reported in a newspaper)
Also See-> exciting#1; stimulating#1
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2 senses of fascinating
Sense 1
absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, gripping, riveting -- (capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a fascinating story")
=> interesting (vs. uninteresting) -- (arousing or holding the attention)
Sense 2
bewitching, captivating, enchanting, enthralling, entrancing, fascinating -- (capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile"; "Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman")
=> attractive (vs. unattractive) -- (pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations")
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1 sense of entertaining
Sense 1
entertaining -- (agreeably diverting; "an entertaining puppet show"; "films should be entertaining")
=> interesting (vs. uninteresting) -- (arousing or holding the attention)
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2 senses of amusing
Sense 1
amusing, amusive, diverting -- (providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story")
=> interesting (vs. uninteresting) -- (arousing or holding the attention)
Sense 2
amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible -- (arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics")
=> humorous (vs. humorless), humourous -- (full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein")
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2 senses of intriguing
Sense 1
challenging, intriguing -- (disturbingly provocative; "an intriguing smile")
=> provocative (vs. unprovocative) -- (serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; "a provocative remark"; "a provocative smile"; "provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"- Anthony Trollope)
Sense 2
intriguing -- (capable of arousing interest or curiosity; "our team came up with some most intriguing finds")
=> interesting (vs. uninteresting) -- (arousing or holding the attention)
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1 sense of newsworthy
Sense 1
newsworthy -- (sufficiently interesting to be reported in a newspaper)
=> interesting (vs. uninteresting) -- (arousing or holding the attention)
Courtesy of:
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010. <http://wordnet.princeton.edu>
Courtesy of Mario Pena
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