interested

[in-ter-uh-stid, -truh-stid, -tuh-res-tid] / ˈɪn tər ə stɪd, -trə stɪd, -təˌrɛs tɪd /

ADJECTIVE

concerned, curious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorbed attentive engrossed excited implicated involved keen obsessed responsive sympathetic

STRONG

affected attracted awakened biased caught drawn enticed fascinated fired gone hooked impressed inspired inspirited lured moved occupied open predisposed prejudiced roused sold stimulated stirred struck taken touched

WEAK

eat, sleep, and breathe intent into on the case partial partisan

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bored disinterested ignorant inattentive indifferent uncaring unconcerned unenthusiastic uninterested

STRONG

OK fair impartial unbiased unmoved

WEAK

apathetic incurious

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For hundreds of years, interested parties guessed wrong.

From The Wall Street Journal

Miami is rumored to be interested in his services, and the Hurricanes are no strangers to shelling out lucrative deals to lure top passers.

From The Wall Street Journal

A thought occurred to her: Would their online followers, many of whom follow them to dress like them, be interested in buying items from their wardrobes?

From Los Angeles Times

"Our lab is interested in finding solutions to help address this."

From Science Daily

Netflix is not interested in Warner Bros. basic cable channels, which are scheduled to be spun off into a separate company.

From Los Angeles Times

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