involved
very intricate or complex: an involved reply.
implicated: involved in crime.
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.
committed or engaged, as in a political cause or artistic movement: The civil rights demonstration attracted the involved young people of the area.
Origin of involved
1Other words for involved
1 | complicated, knotty, tangled, perplexing |
Opposites for involved
Other words from involved
- in·volv·ed·ly [in-vol-vid-lee, -volvd-], /ɪnˈvɒl vɪd li, -ˈvɒlvd-/, adverb
- in·volv·ed·ness, noun
- non·in·volved, adjective
- un·in·volved, adjective
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How to use involved in a sentence
So if we would just highlight them and spotlight them, I think it would kind of help the next generation to kind of get more involved or just wanting to coach.
Asian Coaches Association advocates for ‘minority of minorities’ in college basketball | Gene Wang | February 9, 2021 | Washington PostHaving Bezos more involved in the day-to-day could be a big asset in securing those customers and inking contracts that really put the company on the map.
Blue Origin could definitely use more Jeff Bezos in the next decade | Neel Patel | February 4, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewHis mom used it as an opportunity to teach him about smart investing and recognizing the real value of companies, and she now plans to get him involved with their investment accounts, controlled by her, to learn even more.
GameStop’s craze has caught the eye of a new set of investors: Children | Heather Kelly | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostThe company’s finance chief, Brian Olsavsky, said Bezos will remain “very involved” even after he moves into his new role.
Jeff Bezos stepping down as Amazon CEO, transitioning to executive chair role | Jay Greene, Tony Romm | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostMany involved scam artists posting false or misleading information on websites in a bid to drive up the price of selected stocks.
GameStop frenzy leaves behind a mess for Wall Street regulators | Tory Newmyer, David J. Lynch | February 3, 2021 | Washington Post
Sands was involved in a scandalous-for-the-time romance with the carpenter and there were rumors she was pregnant with his child.
New York’s Most Tragic Ghost Loves Minimalist Swedish Fashion | Nina Strochlic | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe people who are involved in the violence, they figure out ways to remain here at all costs and continue causing trouble.
Morris struggled to straighten his back, which involved stiffening a spine rarely used.
Powerful Congressman Writes About ‘Fleshy Breasts’ | Asawin Suebsaeng | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIndeed, study after study affirms the benefits of involved fatherhood for women and children.
How Good Dads Can Change the World | Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe 2001 grand jury indictment named 21 suspects as being involved in the U.S. embassy bombings, including Osama bin Laden.
He went on, ruminating on the vain shadow, into which his over-heated ambition to act and to be distinguished, had involved him.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterThe landed proprietor still redeemed, day after day, portions of his involved estate.
Loss, where she was concerned, involved a permanent and irremediable bereavement—no substitute was conceivable.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodFor instance, the North Midland railway, part predecessor of the Midland, was involved in difficulty.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowOn the failure of the City of Glasgow Bank, in 1878, which involved in ruin numbers of people, he lost a considerable fortune.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph Tatlow
British Dictionary definitions for involved
/ (ɪnˈvɒlvd) /
complicated; difficult to comprehend: an involved literary style
(usually postpositive) concerned or implicated: one of the men involved
(postpositive foll by with) euphemistic having sexual relations: she was involved with a number of men
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