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

Senior officials from all three nations are involved, but it is unclear whether they will be in the same room together at any point.

From BBC

O’Brien alleged that other executives were involved in the spying plot, including Bouaziz’s father, who is Deel’s executive chairman and chief strategy officer.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It's kind of affecting me every day mentally, emotionally, financially there's quite a lot of things involved."

From BBC

"Government veterinary doctors have conducted post-mortems and sent samples to the lab," said Anil, adding that council heads of three villages were found to be involved.

From BBC

When officers then drove in to The Roundway, they found the vehicle had been involved in a crash.

From BBC

Related Words

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