engaging

adjective

en·gag·ing in-ˈgā-jiŋ How to pronounce engaging (audio)

en-

: tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive

an engaging smile

engagingly

in-ˈgā-jiŋ-lē How to pronounce engaging (audio)

en-

adverb

Example Sentences

movie stars often have an engaging aura that is hard to describe a movie with an engaging story that will hold your interest for a couple of hours

Recent Examples on the Web By emphasizing diversity and inclusion in these institutions and allowing rushing to be an engaging and rewarding experience, Greek life can actually make for better campuses.

WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 Mart will tell engaging stories and play exciting game highlights.

Shirley Macfarland, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2022 The old Rob is so funny and so engaging and so charming and such a wonderful guy and to see that disappear for a minute broke my heart.

Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2022 On the road, both suspension setups feel engaging and well controlled.

Dan Edmunds And Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 29 July 2022 In this light entertainment, the Dochertys’ illustrations are as engaging as their rhymes.

Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 A24 Writer-director Mike Mills drew inspiration from the strong women who raised him for 20th Century Women, an engaging dramedy that pulls off the tricky task of being both relatable and specific.

Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2022 This theoretical point is intriguing, if less engaging than the pockmarked patinas that also differentiate the four rounded forms.

Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 1 July 2022 Will your meetings be as engaging and effective on a video platform?

Doug Meyer-cuno, Forbes, 2 May 2022 See More

engaging 1 of 2

adjective

as in appealing

having an often mysterious or magical power to attract movie stars often have an engaging aura that is hard to describe

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

appealing
attractive
charismatic
charming
fascinating
enchanting
seductive
captivating
interesting
entrancing
alluring
luring
exciting
bewitching
absorbing
magnetic
intriguing
tempting
engrossing
gripping
enthralling
riveting
glamourous
fetching
glamorous
enticing
mesmerizing
hypnotizing
arresting
hypnotic
spellbinding
elfin
pleasing
inviting
tantalizing
haunting
delightful
pleasant
galvanic
titillating
winning
beckoning
darling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

repulsive
revolting
repugnant
boring
repellent
tedious
repelling
tiresome
wearisome
irksome
obnoxious
shocking
offensive
distasteful
unalluring
appalling
abhorrent
loathsome
repellant
nauseating
odious
awful
sickening
horrid
invidious
horrible
abominable
dull
hideous
monotonous
horrendous
flat
noisome
drab
pedestrian
ponderous
leaden
humdrum
dreary
jading

as in interesting

holding the attention or provoking interest a movie with an engaging story that will hold your interest for a couple of hours

Synonyms & Similar Words

interesting
intriguing
absorbing
fascinating
gripping
exciting
provocative
engrossing
involving
enthralling
entertaining
riveting
inspiring
immersing
arresting
consuming
amusing
attractive
stimulating
amazing
enchanting
thrilling
captivating
exhilarating
charming
electrifying
galvanizing
rousing
unusual
striking
breathtaking
alluring
tantalizing
electric
stirring
mesmerizing
spellbinding
bewitching
showy
emphatic
astonishing
hypnotizing
surprising
wonderful
curious
eventful
wondrous
splashy
astounding
eye-opening
marvelous
odd
weird
marvellous
fabulous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

boring
tedious
uninteresting
dry
dull
heavy
monotonous
drab
tiresome
tiring
wearisome
sterile
discouraging
unexciting
wearying
pedestrian
demoralizing
humdrum
dreary
dispiriting
pedantic
operose
disheartening

engaging

2 of 2

verb

present participle of engage

as in intriguing

to hold the attention of the challenging jigsaw puzzle engaged us all evening

Synonyms & Similar Words

interesting
intriguing
immersing
fascinating
occupying
involving
engrossing
gripping
attracting
absorbing
busying
enthralling
enchanting
captivating
distracting
bemusing
charming
enwrapping
alluring
mesmerizing
preoccupying
hypnotizing
bewitching
beguiling
catching one's eye
obsessing
catching up
monopolizing
hogging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

boring
tiring
wearying
jading
palling

as in encountering

to enter into contest or conflict with the daring young captain was eager to engage the enemy

Synonyms & Similar Words

encountering
facing
meeting
fighting
battling
emulating
opposing
taking on
rivaling
contending
rivalling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

escaping
evading
retreating
eluding

as in committing

to obligate by prior agreement we can't go to the dance because we're already engaged to attend a piano recital

Synonyms & Similar Words

committing
promising
pledging
trothing
mortgaging
vowing
enlisting
swearing
enrolling
affiancing
betrothing
contracting
plighting
signing on
overcommitting
signing up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

reneging

as in employing

to provide with a paying job the wealthy couple are looking to engage a handyman to take care of the estate

Synonyms & Similar Words

employing
recruiting
hiring
retaining
paying
enlisting
placing
reengaging
feeing
assuming
re-engaging
promoting
partnering
taking on
laying on
contracting
signing (up or on)
reemploying
rehiring
subcontracting
jobbing
re-employing
upgrading
apprenticing
advancing
scouting
headhunting
keeping (on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dismissing
firing
discharging
sacking
canning
laying off
axing
locking out
furloughing

as in hiring

to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum my sister and her boyfriend have engaged a chauffeured limousine for the prom

Synonyms & Similar Words

hiring
renting
leasing
chartering
checking out
subletting
reserving
subleasing
ordering
booking
bespeaking
arranging (for)
contracting (for)
signing up (for)

单词	engaging
释义	engaging adjective en·gag·ing in-ˈgā-jiŋ en- : tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive an engaging smile engagingly in-ˈgā-jiŋ-lē en- adverb Synonyms alluring appealing attractive bewitching captivating charismatic charming elfin enchanting entrancing fascinating fetching glamorous glamourous luring magnetic seductive See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences movie stars often have an engaging aura that is hard to describe a movie with an engaging story that will hold your interest for a couple of hours Recent Examples on the Web By emphasizing diversity and inclusion in these institutions and allowing rushing to be an engaging and rewarding experience, Greek life can actually make for better campuses. WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 Mart will tell engaging stories and play exciting game highlights. Shirley Macfarland, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2022 The old Rob is so funny and so engaging and so charming and such a wonderful guy and to see that disappear for a minute broke my heart. Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2022 On the road, both suspension setups feel engaging and well controlled. Dan Edmunds And Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 29 July 2022 In this light entertainment, the Dochertys’ illustrations are as engaging as their rhymes. Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 A24 Writer-director Mike Mills drew inspiration from the strong women who raised him for 20th Century Women, an engaging dramedy that pulls off the tricky task of being both relatable and specific. Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2022 This theoretical point is intriguing, if less engaging than the pockmarked patinas that also differentiate the four rounded forms. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 1 July 2022 Will your meetings be as engaging and effective on a video platform? Doug Meyer-cuno, Forbes, 2 May 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1673, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition engaging adjective en·gag·ing in-ˈgā-jiŋ : attractive or interesting an engaging story an engaging smile engaging 1 of 2 adjective 1 as in appealing having an often mysterious or magical power to attract movie stars often have an engaging aura that is hard to describe Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance appealing attractive charismatic charming fascinating enchanting seductive captivating interesting entrancing alluring luring exciting bewitching absorbing magnetic intriguing tempting engrossing gripping enthralling riveting glamourous fetching glamorous enticing mesmerizing hypnotizing arresting hypnotic spellbinding elfin pleasing inviting tantalizing haunting delightful pleasant galvanic titillating winning beckoning darling Antonyms & Near Antonyms repulsive revolting repugnant boring repellent tedious repelling tiresome wearisome irksome obnoxious shocking offensive distasteful unalluring appalling abhorrent loathsome repellant nauseating odious awful sickening horrid invidious horrible abominable dull hideous monotonous horrendous flat noisome drab pedestrian ponderous leaden humdrum dreary jading See More 2 as in interesting holding the attention or provoking interest a movie with an engaging story that will hold your interest for a couple of hours Synonyms & Similar Words interesting intriguing absorbing fascinating gripping exciting provocative engrossing involving enthralling entertaining riveting inspiring immersing arresting consuming amusing attractive stimulating amazing enchanting thrilling captivating exhilarating charming electrifying galvanizing rousing unusual striking breathtaking alluring tantalizing electric stirring mesmerizing spellbinding bewitching showy emphatic astonishing hypnotizing surprising wonderful curious eventful wondrous splashy astounding eye-opening marvelous odd weird marvellous fabulous Antonyms & Near Antonyms boring tedious uninteresting dry dull heavy monotonous drab tiresome tiring wearisome sterile discouraging unexciting wearying pedestrian demoralizing humdrum dreary dispiriting pedantic operose disheartening See More engaging 2 of 2 verb present participle of engage 1 as in intriguing to hold the attention of the challenging jigsaw puzzle engaged us all evening Synonyms & Similar Words interesting intriguing immersing fascinating occupying involving engrossing gripping attracting absorbing busying enthralling enchanting captivating distracting bemusing charming enwrapping alluring mesmerizing preoccupying hypnotizing bewitching beguiling catching one's eye obsessing catching up monopolizing hogging Antonyms & Near Antonyms boring tiring wearying jading palling 2 as in encountering to enter into contest or conflict with the daring young captain was eager to engage the enemy Synonyms & Similar Words encountering facing meeting fighting battling emulating opposing taking on rivaling contending rivalling Antonyms & Near Antonyms escaping evading retreating eluding 3 as in committing to obligate by prior agreement we can't go to the dance because we're already engaged to attend a piano recital Synonyms & Similar Words committing promising pledging trothing mortgaging vowing enlisting swearing enrolling affiancing betrothing contracting plighting signing on overcommitting signing up Antonyms & Near Antonyms reneging 4 as in employing to provide with a paying job the wealthy couple are looking to engage a handyman to take care of the estate Synonyms & Similar Words employing recruiting hiring retaining paying enlisting placing reengaging feeing assuming re-engaging promoting partnering taking on laying on contracting signing (up or on) reemploying rehiring subcontracting jobbing re-employing upgrading apprenticing advancing scouting headhunting keeping (on) Antonyms & Near Antonyms dismissing firing discharging sacking canning laying off axing locking out furloughing See More 5 as in hiring to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum my sister and her boyfriend have engaged a chauffeured limousine for the prom Synonyms & Similar Words hiring renting leasing chartering checking out subletting reserving subleasing ordering booking bespeaking arranging (for) contracting (for) signing up (for)
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