Synonyms for interesting
ˈɪn tər ə stɪŋ, -trə stɪŋ, -təˌrɛs tɪŋin·ter·est·ing

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1. interestingadjective

   Synonyms:
   absorbing

   Antonyms:
   boring, uninteresting

2. interestingadjective

   Arousing or holding the attention or interest of someone.

   Synonyms:
   absorbing

   Antonyms:
   uninteresting, boring

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.1 / 14 votes

1. interestingadjective

   arousing or holding the attention

   Antonyms:
   irksome, soporific, ho-hum, wearisome, ponderous, tiresome, insipid, putdownable, soporiferous, prosaic, pedestrian, deadening, slow, boring, jejune, tedious, prosy, narcotic, dull, uninteresting, earthbound

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1. captivating

   capable of holding interest; fascinating; appealing

   his captivating green eyes grabbed ahold of me and seemed to never let go.

   Submitted by anonymous on April 2, 2020  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.8 / 4 votes

1. interestingadjective

   Synonyms:
   engaging, attractive, pleasing, entertaining

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1. List of paraphrases for "interesting":

   exciting, attractive, worthwhile, lnteresting, interest, fascinating, intriguing, interested, valuable, useful, meaningful, noteworthy, curious, hot-button, appealing, affecting

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How to use interesting in a sentence?

1. Paul Dergarabedian:

   He’s very much tuned into the indie world and the specialized film vibe, it’s just a way to get out the kind of edgy, interesting and sometimes enlightening content that these films sometimes provide.

2. Lisa Wade:

   It's reasonable to criticize what Actress Sharon Stone is doing as capitulating to the patriarchy because Actress Sharon Stone's making a clear and implicit statement that the way for Actress Sharon Stone to get Actress Sharon Stone career back is to pose nude. But we all bargain with the patriarchy. At least Actress Sharon Stone's being straightforward about how Actress Sharon Stone's claiming to get Actress Sharon Stone career back and I don't think there's anything particularly new or unique or interesting about what doing, if anything, I appreciate Actress Sharon Stone honesty about it.

3. Jerry Banks:

   I find it quite interesting that she did not tell anyone that she had an attorney write up a new will.

4. Roosevelt, Eleanor:

   Do whatever comes your way as well as you can. Think as little as possible about yourself and as much as possible about other people and other things that are interesting. Put a good deal of thought into happiness that you are able to give.

5. Chief Executive Mark Schneider:

   We did tell you we expect a more vigorous year when it comes to M&A, looking at our pipeline here that continues to be the case, the pipeline certainly looks more interesting than it did last year.