Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | list, record |
| Synonyms: | affix, bill, book, catalog, chronicle, engross, enlist, enter, file, fill out, index, inscribe, insert, inventorize, mark, matriculate, note, poll, register, schedule, slate |
| Antonyms: | cancel, dismiss, neglect |
| Main Entry: | fascinate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | captivate, hold spellbound |
| Synonyms: | absorb, allure, animate, arouse, attach, attract, beguile, bewitch, charm, compel, delight, draw, enamor, enchant, engage, engross, enrapture, enslave, ensnare, enthrall, entice, entrance, excite, fire, gladden, hypnotize, infatuate, interest, intoxicate, intrigue, invite, kindle, lure, mesmerize, overpower, overwhelm, pique, please, provoke, ravish, rivet, seduce, spellbind, stimulate, stir, subdue, tantalize, tempt, thrill, titillate, transfix, transport, win |
| Antonyms: | bore, disenchant, disenthrall, disinterest, repel, tire |
| Main Entry: | grip |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | entrance, enchant |
| Synonyms: | catch up, compel, engross, enthrall, fascinate, hold, hypnotize, involve, mesmerize, rivet, spellbind |
| Antonyms: | disgust, repel |
| Main Entry: | immerse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become deeply involved |
| Synonyms: | absorb, busy, engage, engross, interest, involve, occupy, soak, take up |
| Notes: | immerse means to thrust into or engross fully; submerge means sink below the surface or put under water |
| Antonyms: | disinvolve, ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | inscribe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | imprint, write |
| Synonyms: | book, carve, cut, engrave, engross, etch, impress, indite, list, record, register, scribe |
| Main Entry: | interest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold the attention of |
| Synonyms: | affect, amuse, appeal, appeal to, arouse, attract, be interesting to, concern, divert, engage, engross, entertain, enthrall, excite, fascinate, grab, hook, intrigue, involve, lure, move, perk up, pique, please, pull, sit up, snare, tantalize, tempt, titillate, touch, turn on |
| Antonyms: | bore, bother, disenchant, disinterest |
| Main Entry: | involve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | draw in; include |
| Synonyms: | absorb, affect, argue, associate, bind, catch, commit, complicate, comprehend, comprise, compromise, concern, connect, contain, cover, denote, embrace, embroil, engage, engross, enmesh, entail, entangle, grip, hold, hook, implicate, imply, incorporate, incriminate, inculpate, link, mean, mire, mix up, necessitate, number, point to, preoccupy, presuppose, prove, relate, require, rivet, rope in, snarl up, suggest, take in, tangle, touch, wrap up in |
| Antonyms: | exclude, free, remove |
| Main Entry: | monopolize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dominate, control |
| Synonyms: | absorb, acquire, bogart, consume, copyright, corner, corner the market, devour, employ, engross, exclude, exercise control, have, hog, hold, keep to oneself, lock up, manage, own, own exclusively, patent, possess, restrain, sew up, sit on, syndicate, take over, take up, use, utilize |
| Antonyms: | distribute, scatter, share |
| Main Entry: | obsess |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | preoccupy |
| Synonyms: | beset, consume, dominate, engross, grip, harass, haunt, hold, infatuate, possess, torment |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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