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intriguing
| Main Entry: |
intriguing
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | interesting |
| Synonyms: | absorbing, alluring, appealing, arousing, attractive, beguiling, captivating, compelling, curious, enchanting, enthralling, exciting, fascinating, gripping, provocative, puzzling, riveting, stimulating, stirring, thought-provoking |
| Main Entry: | intrigue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | plot |
| Synonyms: | angle, be in cahoots, cogitate, collude, connive, conspire, contrive, cook up, devise, finagle, frame up, machinate, maneuver, operate, plan, promote, scheme, set up*, work hand in glove |
| Antonyms: | forget, neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | absorbing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | holding one's attention |
| Synonyms: | arresting, captivating, consuming, engrossing, enthralling, exciting, fascinating, gripping, interesting, intriguing, monopolizing, preoccupying, riveting, spellbinding |
| Antonyms: | boring, irksome |
| Main Entry: | deep |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | scheming, devious |
| Synonyms: | acute, artful, astute, canny, contriving, crafty, cunning, designing, foxy, guileful, insidious, intriguing, keen, knowing, plotting, sharp, shrewd, sly, tricky, wily |
| Antonyms: | aboveboard, artless, open |
| Main Entry: | designing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | plotting, crafty |
| Synonyms: | Machiavellian, artful, astute, conniving, conspiring, crooked, cunning, deceitful, devious, heedful, intriguing, observant, scheming, sharp, shrewd, sly, treacherous, tricky, unscrupulous, wily |
| Antonyms: | aboveboard, artless, honest, not clever, unplanned |
| Main Entry: | diplomatic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | politic, tactful |
| Synonyms: | adept, arch, artful, astute, bland, brainy, cagey, calculating, capable, clever, conciliatory, conniving, contriving, courteous, crafty, cunning, deft, delicate, dexterous, discreet, gracious, guileful, intriguing, opportunistic, polite, prudent, savvy, scheming, sensitive, sharp, shrewd, sly, smooth, strategic, suave, subtle, wily |
| Antonyms: | artless, impolite, rude, tactless |
| Main Entry: | enchanting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fascinating, delightful |
| Synonyms: | alluring, appealing, attractive, beguiling, bewitching, captivating, charming, delectable, endearing, enthralling, entrancing, exciting, glamorous, intriguing, lovely, pleasant, pleasing, ravishing, seductive, siren, sirenic, winsome |
| Antonyms: | bothering, disenchanting, disgust, repellent, repulsive |
| Main Entry: | engaging |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | charming |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, alluring, appealing, attractive, bewitching, captivating, enchanting, enticing, entrancing, fascinating, fetching, glamorous, interesting, intriguing, inviting, likable, lovable, magnetic, mesmeric, pleasant, pleasing, prepossessing, siren, sweet, winning, winsome |
| Antonyms: | boring, repulsive, tiresome, undesirable, unlikeable |
| Main Entry: | engrossing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very interesting |
| Synonyms: | absorbing, all-consuming, captivating, compelling, consuming, controlling, enthralling, exciting, fascinating, gripping, intriguing, monopolizing, obsessing, preoccupying, provoking, riveting, stimulating |
| Antonyms: | boring, repellent, repulsive, uninteresting |
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