diverting
adjective
di·vert·ing də-ˈvər-tiŋ 
dī-
: providing amusement or entertainment
a diverting evening
divertingly adverb
Synonyms
- amusing
- delightful
- enjoyable
- entertaining
- fun
- pleasurable
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
some tall and diverting tales were told by the festival's roving storyteller
Recent Examples on the Web But you were also treated to a diverting and delightful narrative, rich with insider’s lore. 
BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2021 The plan also would call for constant testing of players and staff, which could mean diverting resources from public health care. Nick Piecoro, azcentral, 6 Apr. 2020 Per The New York Times: Judging by comments on social media, many of those who tuned in found Mr. Bone to be the most diverting thing about the debate. Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 10 Oct. 2016 Both popular and science media show an outsized fondness for brain imaging studies, inspiring much work more diverting than informative. David Dobbs, WIRED, 4 July 2006 Judging by comments on social media, many of those who tuned in found Mr. Bone to be the most diverting thing about the debate. Jonah Engel Bromwich, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2016
BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2021 The plan also would call for constant testing of players and staff, which could mean diverting resources from public health care. Nick Piecoro, azcentral, 6 Apr. 2020 Per The New York Times: Judging by comments on social media, many of those who tuned in found Mr. Bone to be the most diverting thing about the debate. Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 10 Oct. 2016 Both popular and science media show an outsized fondness for brain imaging studies, inspiring much work more diverting than informative. David Dobbs, WIRED, 4 July 2006 Judging by comments on social media, many of those who tuned in found Mr. Bone to be the most diverting thing about the debate. Jonah Engel Bromwich, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2016 Word History
First Known Use
1655, in the meaning defined above
diverting 1 of 2
adjective
as in amusing
providing amusement or enjoyment some tall and diverting tales were told by the festival's roving storyteller Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- amusing
- fun
- entertaining
- enjoyable
- delightful
- pleasurable
- exciting
- pleasant
- satisfying
- funny
- nice
- beguiling
- droll
- recreational
- humorous
- stimulating
- welcome
- merry
- ridiculous
- agreeable
- comical
- thrilling
- riotous
- hilarious
- farcical
- comic
- ludicrous
- happy
- antic
- laughable
- jolly
- jocose
- jovial
- mirthful
- sunny
- risible
- sidesplitting
- uproarious
- gleeful
- blithesome
- gay
- jocund
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- wearisome
- uninteresting
- tiresome
- boring
- heavy
- tiring
- tedious
- weary
- pedestrian
- dull
- monotonous
- humdrum
- flat
- drab
- leaden
- ponderous
- wearying
- unwelcome
- jading
- dreary
- unpleasant
- stuffy
- stodgy
- disagreeable
- distasteful
- uncongenial
- displeasing
- unpleasing
- pleasureless
- unlovely
diverting
2 of 2verb
1
as in entertaining
to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied a light comedy to divert the tired business executive Synonyms & Similar Words
- amusing
- entertaining
- regaling
- distracting
- delighting
- occupying
- appeasing
- engrossing
- interesting
- involving
- solacing
- engaging
- consoling
- busying
- pleasing
- absorbing
- immersing
- captivating
- enchanting
- humoring
- disporting
- charming
- comforting
- placating
- contenting
- indulging
- pacifying
- gratifying
- bewitching
- spoiling
- intriguing
- hypnotizing
- mesmerizing
- enthralling
- fascinating
- beguiling
- soothing
- gripping
- pleasuring
- mollifying
- pampering
- obliging
- conciliating
- propitiating
- coddling
- mollycoddling
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- draining
- boring
- exhausting
- wearing
- enervating
- harassing
- tiring
- perturbing
- jading
- wearying
- fatiguing
- pestering
- aggravating
- upsetting
- wearing out
- disturbing
- bothering
- harrying
- exasperating
- annoying
- bugging
- vexing
- fretting
- grating
- galling
- chafing
- piquing
- nettling
- irking
- peeving
2
as in turning
to change the course or direction of (something) the bike race was diverted around the construction zone Synonyms & Similar Words
- turning
- swinging
- redirecting
- deflecting
- whipping
- veering
- shifting
- moving
- wheeling
- sidetracking
- shunting
- switching
- averting
- deviating
- whirling
- transferring
- twisting
- rechanneling
- zigzagging
- swiveling
- swerving
- reversing
- curving
- swaying
- swivelling
- bending
- turning back
3
as in distracting
to draw the attention or mind to something else trying to divert the child with a toy while the doctor was giving her a shot Synonyms & Similar Words
- distracting
- detracting
- abstracting
- amusing
- entertaining
- throwing off
- straying
- wandering
- calling off
- beguiling
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- focusing
- concentrating
- focussing