Synonyms of interests

interests 1 of 2

noun

plural of interest

1

as in stakes

a legal right to participation in the advantages, profits, and responsibility of something

all of the workers at the food cooperative have an interest in it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stakes
• shares
• parts
• claims
• partnerships
• ownerships
• possessions
• titles
• co-ownerships

2

as in companies

a commercial or industrial activity or organization

a multinational corporation with interests on every continent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• companies
• firms
• concerns
• houses
• enterprises
• businesses
• corporations
• associations
• agencies
• establishments
• outfits
• trusts
• conglomerates
• dealers
• outlets
• multinationals
• chains
• cartels
• syndicates
• combines
• microenterprises

3

as in interest groups

a group of people with a common identifying interest that they seek to protect and promote

the contention that the nation's financial interests have too much power

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interest groups
• special interests
• pressure groups
• vested interests
• political action committees

interests

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of interest

as in intrigues

to hold the attention of

the book didn't interest me, so I ended up watching the parade of people on the sidewalk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intrigues
• fascinates
• occupies
• involves
• immerses
• attracts
• grips
• busies
• engrosses
• engages
• bemuses
• enchants
• absorbs
• distracts
• preoccupies
• enthralls
• obsesses
• charms
• enwraps
• catches up
• catches one's eye
• captivates
• allures
• bewitches
• hypnotizes
• beguiles
• mesmerizes
• hogs
• monopolizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bores
• tires
• wearies
• palls
• jades

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of interests

Noun

Ultimately, after he was found out to be a con artist, according to his critics, Minnesota media appears to be more so upset that Jamal was not acting in the Somali community’s best interests. — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

There will always be smart people, tech people, who don't have the world's best interests in mind. — Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

Space within the ranks of the CCP itself has similarly constricted, with few now willing to consider reforms that might seriously affect the vested interests of entrenched social groups. — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

The ministry said Ethiopia remained committed to dialogue and peaceful engagement with its neighbors while defending its sovereignty and national interests. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

This moment captures a tension that Said faced in battling assumptions that deep political engagement somehow foreclosed the possibility of other interests. — Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026

The revelation raises new questions about conflicts of interest in an administration that has regularly mixed personal interests with national interests. — Eric Lipton, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Their interests are different, so their questions are different. — Jeanette Senecal, Time, 3 Oct. 2026

But his interests ultimately shifted toward the business side of entertainment. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026

Verb

What interests me most about Apple's approach is what happens after the iPhone recognizes something. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

But what interests me most here is the lightning, the actual lightning. — Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026

Try the version that interests you before worrying about whether everyone understands it. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

Students begin with one scholarly article in JSTOR, usually from their discipline, and choose an idea, question, concept, argument, or even a citation that interests them. — Saurabh Anand, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2026

What interests me in Zumthor’s architecture is not simply beauty or contemplation. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

Reach out to someone whose work interests you and ask about it. — Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

There’s nothing inherently wrong with wanting to talk about what interests him, in the right context. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Don’t be afraid to speak up to say what interests you and also what doesn’t. — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026