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adjective

Definition of intriguednext
as in interested

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verb

past tense of intrigue
1
as in plotted
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends evidence that the leading manufacturers had intrigued to keep prices artificially high

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as in fascinated
to hold the attention of the mystery story intrigued me so that I read it in one sitting

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Recent Examples of intrigued
Adjective
The women stare back at her with sullen but intrigued faces. — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026 Preservation in progress On a Tuesday in July, a dozen or so visitors ambled between Fallingwater’s main living room and its terrace, museum-tour headsets dangling from their ears, appearing more intrigued than irritated by the tower of scaffolding and tarps that rose above them. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025 Like most people, I was intrigued by the possibilities AI might bring into the world — more intrigued, not surprisingly, when those possibilities included cures for disease, solutions to poverty and not taking the jobs of every journalist still standing. — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025 That defensive mindset is a part of the reason why the Magic were so intrigued with the 20-year-old prospect. — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2025 The ‘Likely Not Going Anywhere’ Division Thomas Novak — The Penguins remain very intrigued by him. — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 17 June 2025 Selin, a Harvard freshman, becomes intrigued and then enamored by Ivan, an older mathematics student from Hungary. — Literary Hub, 21 May 2025 Teams are very intrigued to have some of their lead evaluators head over to Europe to get eyes on him and see what’s happening. — Sam Vecenie, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Verb
She was taken with Arnold right away, and intrigued by Bartlett’s visual style and imagination. — Darryn King, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 The latter ran the college’s Computer Science department; the former is intrigued by the teacher’s lectures on neural networks. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026 That challenge is what intrigued Showalter, who says he was drawn to the psychosexual thriller as a genre. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026 They were intrigued and liked the concept, coming on board as consultants. — Tim Savage, IndieWire, 5 Oct. 2026 Maisie, a 22-year-old fashion student at Kingston University, checked the website early and was intrigued. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026 Upon arrival, most opposing crews and teams are intrigued by the novelty. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 The coach was asked Wednesday what intrigued him about Love in the NFL Draft. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026 As an anthropologist interested in religion and an AI researcher interested in chatbots, we are intrigued that the ancient idea of an oracle has resurfaced in discussions about conversational AI. — Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intrigued
  1. interested
  2. plotted
  3. fascinated
  4. engaged
  5. immersed
  6. involved
  7. occupied
Adjective
  • Yeun manages to keep his cool like an interested observer who throws out useful suggestions every now and then.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In the memo, Demings notes several commissioners were interested in funding UCF – which received TDT for the first time three years ago to build a bigger Roth Tower at the Acrisure Bounce House.
    — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of interested
Verb
  • Prosecutors say Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi’s 2023 killing stemmed from a dispute over a luxury apartment, alleging her ex-husband, his father and his brother plotted her death.
    — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Even as the list has now slimmed down to six titles, the breadth of the places plotted out on the short list remains capacious as ever.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of plotted
Verb
  • Oracular methods such as automatism and tarot cards would lead Colquhoun down many paths in her search for knowledge, while the duality of the androgyne fascinated her in her art and writing.
    — Marina Warner, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The world was fascinated by mummies, but that did not lend itself to reverence.
    — Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 29, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of fascinated
Adjective
  • The survey describes a wealthy, highly engaged slice of the generation, not Gen Z consumers generally.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Greene-Placentia later became more engaged in Arizona Democratic politics.
    — Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of engaged
Verb
  • With Game Picture Mode enabled, every pixel on the screen goes towards keeping you immersed in your games by ensuring that the entire display is used.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Rather didn’t just preside over news stories – he was immersed in their preparation and aware of their potential impact.
    — Walter Podrazik, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of immersed
Adjective
  • Sonia Ben Jaafar, CEO of the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation, told Semafor that private donors from the Gulf want to be more involved in designing development programs rather than simply financing them.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • That gives you a way to stay involved without spending the rest of the meeting next to someone who’s sick.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of involved
Verb
  • Built in 1784, the home was originally occupied by a prominent Salem merchant dealing in rum and Sumatran pepper.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The Russian Defense Ministry said Friday that its air defenses overnight downed 646 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions, occupied Crimea, the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of occupied

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“Intrigued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrigued. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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