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

But Beccuau said she was not ruling out the possibility that this involved more than the four suspects caught on CCTV.

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“What I’m trying to do is worry about strategy and M&A items, be a cheerleader for management and not get as involved in the operational details of these businesses.”

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While Allen has never shied away from doling out the particulars of her life, her penchant for radical honesty on “West End Girl” turns the dissolution of her marriage into a mutually involved process.

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Since 2013, the Hoopa Valley tribe in Northern California has been involved with sanctioned hunting of the owls and has observed the spotted owl population stabilizing over time, according to the letter.

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This is part of a push by the company to reduce expenses that has involved buyouts and layoffs of 34,000 drivers and warehouse workers.

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Related Words

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