involved

[in-volvd]

adjective

1. very intricate or complex.

   an involved reply.

   Synonyms: tangled, knotty, complicated
   Antonyms: simple

2. implicated.

   involved in crime.

3. concerned in some affair, especially in a way likely to cause danger or unpleasantness.

   I didn't call the police because I didn't want to get involved.

4. committed or engaged, as in a political cause or artistic movement.

   The civil rights demonstration attracted the involved young people of the area.

involved

/ ɪnˈvɒlvd /

adjective

1. complicated; difficult to comprehend

   an involved literary style

2. (usually postpositive) concerned or implicated

   one of the men involved

3. euphemistic,  having sexual relations

   she was involved with a number of men

Other Word Forms

• involvedly adverb
• involvedness noun
• noninvolved adjective
• uninvolved adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of involved¹

First recorded in 1600–10; involve + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Airbus’s design and testing has involved alerting resting pilots when the pilot in the cockpit needs help.

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The company has begun collaborating with other startup companies and academic groups involved in semiconductor production, he said.

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Previous removals have involved smaller numbers of people.

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Treatment typically involved a prescription for a stimulant, such as Ritalin, but parents weren’t thrilled.

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Almost immediately she became involved with Serge Gainsbourg, the French singer, songwriter and director who was 18 years her senior.

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Related Words

• affected 
• concerned 
• embroiled 
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• interested 
• participating www.thesaurus.com