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be entertained

VERB

enjoy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appreciate like love relish revel in savor

STRONG

adore dig fancy go mind

WEAK

be fond of be pleased delight in dote on drink in eat up flip over freak out on get a charge out of get a kick out of get high on have a ball have a good time have fun live a little live it up luxuriate in paint the town rejoice in take joy in thrill to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dislike hate

WEAK

detest lack need want

Example Sentences

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The show was a time each week when everyone gathered around the TV together, to see something novel and to be entertained.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

There are signs everywhere telling visitors to be quiet and not to use cellphones, but everyone mostly ignores the latter instruction: Kids need to be entertained; relatives need to be updated.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2025

At least on this planet, only members of homo sapiens are freaky enough to be entertained by a cat dressed as an avocado.

From Salon • May 12, 2025

"At the minute we're not in a tournament, we want to be entertained."

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2025

Well, yes; but you will be entertained to discover that there is a significant complication in the case of the comma.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author

be entertained

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