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
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But there were some interesting surprises in the results.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Following the number from year to year, however, provides an interesting gauge of how people feel about their retirement security, he noted.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
"We expect many other interesting phenomena caused by scrolling and are going to study them."
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
It was interesting because part of what stood out to me was how hard it was to prove that these trades were made with insider information.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
Of course, any news at all from Simon was good news, and what could be more interesting than that?
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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