interesting
Americanadjective
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engaging or exciting and holding the attention or curiosity.
an interesting book.
- Synonyms:
- entertaining, absorbing
- Antonyms:
- dull
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arousing a feeling of interest.
an interesting face.
idioms
adjective
Usage
What are other ways to say interesting? A person or a thing that is interesting arouses a feeling of curiosity or concern, or is engaging and exciting. But interesting isn’t quite the same as pleasing or gratifying. Find out why on Thesaurus.com.
Other Word Forms
- interestingly adverb
- interestingness noun
- uninteresting adjective
- uninterestingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of interesting
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“I do have this theory about predicting the future, which is that the most interesting outcome is the most likely,” Musk said during a podcast appearance a few weeks ago.
The most interesting competitive dynamic sits further out in time, and it intersects with Canada’s own efforts to reduce its dependence on the U.S. oil market.
From Barron's
It has always been interesting to me that a communist country could be so shrewd and create such effective strategies to exploit capitalist markets.
From MarketWatch
Another called the find interesting because skateboarding has changed so much, meaning parks like the 1970s one no longer exist.
From BBC
"Seeing also singles players that usually don't have space to play mixed doubles together, playing these kind of matches, I think this is actually what makes our sport much more interesting and better."
From Barron's
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