involved

American  

[in-volvd] / ɪnˈvɒlvd /

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.

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involved British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of involved

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

Example Sentences

She describes one of her missions in life as getting young people involved with classical music.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The unnamed star's arrest last October came after another man involved with the hit BBC dance show was also arrested on suspicion of rape two months earlier, in August.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

It involved the snail darter, a tiny, then-endangered fish whose habitat would have been harmed by the proposed Tellico Dam in Tennessee.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Police said that there was "no evidence" to suggest Everest guides were involved in the scam.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

“In a way, it saved my life, too. My parents’ plans for me involved me getting married, but not to Franklin.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Related Words

• affected
• concerned
• embroiled
• entangled
• interested
• participating