Synonyms

riveted

American

[riv-i-tid] / ˈrɪv ɪ tɪd /

adjective

fixed in place with or as if with rivets, fastened firmly.

The two sections of the screen are attached to each other with a riveted hinge.
The skillet features a riveted handle which provides a cool and safe grip for the user.
having or using rivets.

Denim for the riveted work pants came from a mill in New Hampshire that was known for the quality of its fabrics.
firmly attentive.

Last winter, the professor lectured on Darwin to a riveted audience in the Plainfield Opera House.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of rivet.

Other Word Forms

unriveted

adjective

Etymology

Origin of riveted

rivet ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Riveted, Nolan immediately began adapting it into a screenplay.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2023

The groom, 32, is a founder and the chief executive of Riveted Labs, a New York-based start-up focused on developing ways to lessen digital device distraction.

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2018

Riveted citizens in each place knew the Friday nights of these two forces running loose, even if they didn’t imagine just how far they might run.

From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2017

Riveted resignation is not a healthy mental state.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 30, 2014

Riveted trusses are preferable to articulated ones for rigidity.

From Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions, Paper No. 1169, Volume LXX, Dec. 1910 by Godfrey, Edward

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